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In California, human mental health workers are on strike over the issue of their employers using AI to replace them.
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this post was submitted on 13 Apr 2025
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I suspect from now on we will see more and more strikes and protests like these. I'd guess by 2030 or so they will be a widespread global phenomenon. By that point, self-driving cars will rapidly be replacing most driving jobs too.
Most of us instinctively feel sympathy with the striking workers - deep down we know AI/robots will be coming for our jobs one day too.
But there's a paradox here. AI tends towards what economists call zero marginal cost, in plain language - near free.
What if AI Doctors as good as humans were nearly free & every human on the planet had access to their expertise. Surely, that is something to go on strike for - not against.
This requires some proper wealth distribution though so that the wealth generated by automation is not only landing in the pockets of the few ultra rich that "own" this technology. As long as the actual benefits only serve a small elite class this conflict is just going to grow.
Yes. The logic of al these changes with AI & robotics being able to do most work, is that some sort of socialism is the only economic system that will work in the future.