[ExI] Abundance Economy

[BillK]

On Mon, 20 Jan 2025 at 13:26, Adrian Tymes via extropy-chat
<extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
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> On Mon, Jan 20, 2025 at 8:12 AM BillK via extropy-chat <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
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>> On Mon, 20 Jan 2025 at 11:42, Adrian Tymes via extropy-chat
>> <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
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>> > So if the traditional method of increasing population is petering out, what's the path to substantial numbers of artificially-gestated, state-raised kids?
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>> That solution is too slow. It takes around 20 years to produce a human
>> worker at great expense.
>> In a time of AI and exponential change, 20 years is like an eternity.
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>> Humanoid robot workers driven by AI will replace the missing human
>> workforce, and that is already beginning to happen.
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> In this case, we are talking about an eternity: how to make sure the human population increases over time.  Whether they participate in the traditional labor force is beside the point in this particular discussion, except as it informs their willingness and ability to procreate and raise children.
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> It seems safe to predict that the Technological Singularity is unlikely to render most humans immediately sterile, save for those scenarios that kill most humans - which would have more immediate impacts on the total human population.
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We have to compare robots and AI increasing in capability at an
exponential rate with the human rapidly ageing populations and
reducing birth rates. Modern civilisations have made children too
expensive for most people, while AIs are becoming better and
friendlier companions.
In space and other hazardous planetary environments AI robots will be
more comfortable than fragile humans.
If humams determine not to increase their population, then their AI
children will be what survives into the future.

BillK