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‘Stephen Hawking’s final words to the internet: robots aren’t the problem, capitalism is’

“If machines produce everything we need, the outcome will depend on how things are distributed. Everyone can enjoy a life of luxurious leisure if the machine-produced wealth is shared, or most people can end up miserably poor if the machine-owners successfully lobby against wealth redistribution.”

https://boingboing.net/2018/03/14/brief-history-of-class-war.html

Also on our radar: https://forum.ind.ie/t/stephen-hawkings-final-words-to-the-internet-robots-arent-the-problem-capitalism-is/2078