Sam Altman says instead of Universal Basic Income, there should be Universal Basic Compute, where everybody gets a slice of GPT-7's compute
Sam Altman says instead of Universal Basic Income, there should be Universal Basic Compute, where everybody gets a slice of GPT-7's compute
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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Odd take, but if we zoom out,...
access to internet, and functioning computing is increasingly important for everyone. It obviously doesn't rank about healthcare, safe housing, and foundational income.
12 2 Replynobody 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
33 0 Replynobody 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.
11 0 ReplyI'm speaking for myself, not him. People need internet and such, but it's not the first thing on the list
7 3 ReplyYeah 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.
6 0 ReplyUsable fibre broadband is part of the universal service obligation for British Telecom landlines now
6 0 ReplyThanks Sam!
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