I don't agree with the how, but the conclusion is true.
I'll elaborate a bit more though...
In a capitalist world, it will always seek to maximize profits. Human suffering, animal suffering, morality, and so on are basically irrelevant.
Someone willing to exploit human happiness for an extra 2% gain, will wipe out the competition if they are unwilling to do the same. So everything is guaranteed to spiral in a race to the bottom.
So with a new tool, as every time before, it will be a race to the bottom to see how can most unethically use AI to exploit value.
Whether we end up as slaves, or starving on the street remains to be seen. But the odds of humanity being better off without a sharp course correction and regulation by the government, are very low.
> Human suffering, animal suffering, morality, and so on are basically irrelevant.
Not "irrevelent" but most often deliberately part of a strategy:
In economics, an externality or external cost is an indirect cost or benefit to an uninvolved third party that arises as an effect of another party's (or parties') activity. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Externality
I'll elaborate a bit more though...
In a capitalist world, it will always seek to maximize profits. Human suffering, animal suffering, morality, and so on are basically irrelevant.
Someone willing to exploit human happiness for an extra 2% gain, will wipe out the competition if they are unwilling to do the same. So everything is guaranteed to spiral in a race to the bottom.
So with a new tool, as every time before, it will be a race to the bottom to see how can most unethically use AI to exploit value.
Whether we end up as slaves, or starving on the street remains to be seen. But the odds of humanity being better off without a sharp course correction and regulation by the government, are very low.