alt Hacker NewsThe late Marshall Brain's novella "Manna" touches on this:
https://marshallbrain.com/manna1
The idea of taxing computer sales to fund job re-training for displaced workers was brought up during the Carter administration.
The late Marshall Brain's novella "Manna" touches on this:
https://marshallbrain.com/manna1
The idea of taxing computer sales to fund job re-training for displaced workers was brought up during the Carter administration.
I came across this a couple of weeks ago, and it's a good read. I'd recommend it to everyone interested in this topic.
Althogh it was written somewhat as a warning, I feel Western countries (especially the US) are heading very much towards the terrafoam future. Mass immigration is making it hard to maintain order in some places, and if AI causes large unemployment it will only get worse.