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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 6 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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[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 12 points 6 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] dgerard@awful.systems 36 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 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 6 months ago* (last edited 6 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 5 points 6 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 6 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 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

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

[–] Soyweiser@awful.systems 4 points 6 months ago

Thanks Sam!