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Would they dare to regulate (eliminate) part of the population if they no longer need us in the future? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 4 days ago by xiao@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Assuming that in the future most jobs will be replaced by artificial intelligence or other advanced systems, is it (in your opinion) highly likely that the powerful figures of this world would want to commit genocide against a large part of the world's population, or would we be dealing with true philanthropists?

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[–] StoneyPicton@lemmy.ca 0 points 3 days ago

Blaming the 1% is popular right now but not relevant to the impact population has on our world. Mineral extraction, land clearing for food production and the raping of our oceans is not being done for the 1%.