A Spanish agency became so sick of models and influencers that they created their own with AI — and she’s raking in up to $11,000 a month::Founder Rubén Cruz said AI model Aitana was so convincing that a famous Latin actor asked her on a date.

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    I mean…the moment any large corporation figures out a way to replace human workers that need things like bathroom breaks (and basic human rights, and paychecks) and do the same work with robots and AI… literally the next moment, they’ll have the AI start generating layoff notices.

    It’s just less flashy when it happens that way because there’s no need for that AI to look like a beautiful young person.

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      But… why would you not replace workers with robots when you can? Serious question.

      The alternative is paying people to do an unneeded job, and that’s not sustainable. How do we intend to pay a person who contributes nothing to society?

      I feel there are going to be a shitload of questions like this in the coming decade. We’ve navigated such upheavals before, such as during the Industrial Revolution and the beginning of the Information Age. But now? Seems quite different.

      Had this talk with a more conservative acquaintance about minimum wage:

      “We gotta pay these people a living wage. What about all the dumbasses out there that can’t handle more than a convenience store job?”

      “Not my problem.”

      “But those people are OUR problem. Want to give them more welfare? Want them to be homeless with all the problems that brings?”

      Anyway, some fool will come along shortly and scream, “UBI!”. If you get a simple answer to a complex question, the answering party is simple.

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        Anyway, some fool will come along shortly and scream, “UBI!”.

        It sounds like you have other suggestions? Or at least objections to this one?

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        It’s just so hard to see where we transition from here.

        We went from a resource economy to a manufacturing economy to a service economy… And now many services are being automated. So what’s next?

        I’m in favor of the automation but recognize it’s going to cause pain in the near future.

        I’ve seen people tout a ‘creative based economy’, but to be honest LLMs and GANs seen poised to grab that sector before anyone in service can transition to it.

        You’d hope all of this would mean an easier life, but so long as capitalism is the name of the game there is zero incentive to spread the benefits among all.

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        I could say the same about those who make blanket assertions, but then you could say the same back … and then what.

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        I for sure 100% want you deciding what we do with the, "dumbasses out there that can’t handle more than a convenience store job”