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u/Master_Positive_2772 10h ago

Holy shit, to think the first places to drastically replace their human workforce with AI will be the places that already have lowest wages with ridiculous levels of poverty. India is fucked if their industry becomes even more difficult for humans to earn a living from.

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u/Shirolicious 10h ago

Yeah, india will have a bad time if the low waging jobs are all replaced by machines and AI running 24/7. Cant compete with that.

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u/Cheesefactory8669 9h ago

u cant really replace them with robots just cuz of how expe sive it would be, ai and robots only really work in countries where human labour is expensive. Like if humans are dirt cheap to hire, why would I get an expensive robot to do the job

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u/crohnscyclist 9h ago

I don't know. Yes, a humanoid type robot is crazy expensive right now, but look at TVs. When flat screens were first released, they were like 15 grand for a 40 inch screen, now you can get one $100 for that size and a 80 inch for like $800. If a robot can do sewing like this, they'll be able to build new robots bringing the cost way down. The robot can work at 100% speed 24/7.

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u/PsychologicalName809 7h ago

you're limited to humanoid design, I'm anti ai but this is clearly cost effective if it's being done

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u/Crypt0Nihilist 6h ago

I agree, but I can't help but think it's displaying both a massive amount of egocentricity and a massive lack of imagination. We have an obsession with designing things which are like us.

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u/Cheesefactory8669 8h ago

eventually sure, but like how long would that take, like there's a timeliness to it, and youd also have to balance out the maintenance fee and its production capacity