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viccisyesterday at 10:22 PM0 repliesview on HN

>one of the basic tenets of Marxism is that productive forces shape the society

Correct. So a future where AI does the majority of work means that the proletariat is no longer the historical subject; AI and its ownership class are. In this situation, AI will shape the society, not the workers. Not really a desirable outcome for anyone engaged in mass class politics.