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Dec 14, 2025 
Anton Korinek, an economics professor, and Tom Waite, a senior writer, dive into the implications of AI on our future. Korinek explores the historical parallels between AI and the Industrial Revolution, highlighting how AI could lead to unprecedented abundance and economic shifts. They discuss potential income systems like Universal Basic Income and how society might reshape work, valuing creativity and leisure. Waite emphasizes the need for meaningful engagement beyond paid labor, urging a collective vision for AI's direction. It's a thought-provoking dive into our evolving relationship with technology.
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Robots Enabled Caregiving In Austin
- A caregiver described using delivery robots daily while tending to a mother with pancreatic cancer.
- The robots made essential errands possible and let the caregiver stay with their mother.
AI Abundance Could Multiply Wealth
- AI abundance describes a future where AI and robots massively increase production and wealth.
- Anton Korinek says this could make people orders of magnitude richer if managed well.
AI Parallels the Industrial Revolution
- Korinek compares the AI revolution to the Industrial Revolution as the closest historical parallel.
- Machines removed land as a bottleneck then; AI could remove labor scarcity now and dramatically raise output.
