On AI

Can capitalism sustainably support a large human population in a post AI world?

If we choose to stick with capitalism, I've been thinking what activities/jobs we perform are enjoyed specifically for the fact that it is done by a human being - things like expression (not to be confused with creativity), performance (not to be confused with dexterity), political representation (not to be confused with fairness).

But this is probably the extreme end since we're still a long way before we can get quantum computers to do AI, so for the time being the energy consumption to take away complex R&D jobs will help them stay for a while.

On the other hand, if we took capital ownership away, we would remove the idea of "employment" as we know it - if automation can provide for humanity and free humanity to do their human things - like learning about each other, fixing poverty, imagining new ways of living and interacting, finding new systems of government that make life meaningful in a post-work era, challenging yourself for the sole purpose of understanding what a human being is capable of etc - why is AI a bad thing?

But this would profoundly change how humans experience the reality of life, and we have to collectively imagine what life can look like. Problem is, we have a lot of baggage that puts a lot of value in "making an honest living" - that fact that it takes effort to stay alive is woven into our biology.

Oops sorry for the verbal diarrhea!