Say I have a human arm. Imagine that I'm biased against it, that I'm tired of having to do pushups or clip its nails to enjoy the full potential of my arm. I'm jealous of other people's arms, but I don't appreciate having one.
News of these fully cybernetic arms comes out. They're not ready for real use, but I don't care. I chop my arm off to replace it with this machine. It's not very good. Sometimes I even have to use my remaining human arm to keep the machine from choking me.
But I don't have to do pushups or clip its nails anymore. And I'm no longer jealous of other arms because I'm now at the forefront of this technology. I'm winning the race, I'm solving the problem.
Keep imagining and complete this other story. Say you're a capitalist who pays for labor. You're biased against it, you're tired of sick days and demands from workers. You're jealous of the work force of other capitalists, but you don't appreciate the one you have.
News of these bold AI advancements comes out. The tech isn't there, but you don't care. Will you solve the problem?
About Ricardo Tavares
Creates things with computers to understand what problems they can solve. Passionate for an open web that everyone can contribute to. Works in domains where content is king and assumptions are validated quickly. Screaming at phone lines since before the internet.
