lemme in@lemm.ee to Fuck AI@lemmy.world · 5 months agoSam Altman says instead of Universal Basic Income, there should be Universal Basic Compute, where everybody gets a slice of GPT-7's computex.comexternal-linkmessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up1118arrow-down117
arrow-up1101arrow-down1external-linkSam Altman says instead of Universal Basic Income, there should be Universal Basic Compute, where everybody gets a slice of GPT-7's computex.comlemme in@lemm.ee to Fuck AI@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square37fedilink
minus-squarelemme in@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·5 months agoI think, what Altman means by Compute is the same as something like Credit Points or Coins. Which you can use to pay bills, rent, buy groceries, etc. This is just an excuse from a billionaire to not give you UBI in cash and prefer to use Coins from their digital system and buy their products.
minus-squareAVincentInSpace@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·5 months agoAhh, company scrip. Given the boot in the 1950s because it was terrible for literally all parties involved except the employer, now making a resurgence once again! God I love capitalism.
I think, what Altman means by Compute is the same as something like Credit Points or Coins. Which you can use to pay bills, rent, buy groceries, etc.
This is just an excuse from a billionaire to not give you UBI in cash and prefer to use Coins from their digital system and buy their products.
Ahh, company scrip. Given the boot in the 1950s because it was terrible for literally all parties involved except the employer, now making a resurgence once again!
God I love capitalism.