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Sam Altman says instead of Universal Basic Income, there should be Universal Basic Compute, where everybody gets a slice of GPT-7's compute (nitter.poast.org)

submitted 5 months ago by fnix@awful.systems to c/techtakes@awful.systems

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Thank you sir, I didn’t know the way to fix ailing welfare states was to make ChatGPT available to all.

It is truly the ultimate technofix.

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[–] dgerard@awful.systems 31 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

nobody is obliged to construct a less stupid version of the stupid claim, though

if he meant a less stupid version, he could easily have said that

[–] o7___o7@awful.systems 14 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

nobody is obliged to construct a less stupid version of the stupid claim, though

if he meant a less stupid version, he could easily have said that

Extremely quotable and vastly applicable.

This post may be the epitaph of our civilization.

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I'm speaking for myself, not him. People need internet and such, but it's not the first thing on the list

[–] Soyweiser@awful.systems 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yeah but has 'lack of compute' ever been an issue for people online? Really weird to do a 80/90's university style supercomputer computing time per department distribution style system in 2030.

[–] dgerard@awful.systems 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Usable fibre broadband is part of the universal service obligation for British Telecom landlines now

[–] Soyweiser@awful.systems 4 points 5 months ago

Thanks Sam!