09-22-2026, 06:08 PM
randomq - but what will we do here when entire classes of jobs are phased out?
What jobs in Hawai'i do you see "AI" as completely phasing out? Retail? Why would we need robots to sell stuff if people can't buy any of it due to a lack of income? Hospitality? How many Optimus robots are actually needed to change the hotel bedsheets when most people can't afford to travel? Healthcare? Without widespread insurance coverage, how is Dr. Robby going to have enough patients to pay for his substantial HECO recharging fees?
Then again, the fact that "AI" can't do any of these things currently, and may not be able to do any of them affordably ("AI" companies can only lose investor money for so long), the "AI" apocalypse might not be economically feasible or sustainable and we'll still be stuck picking our own papayas and educating our own kids for the foreseeable future - oh, the horror! ;)
What jobs in Hawai'i do you see "AI" as completely phasing out? Retail? Why would we need robots to sell stuff if people can't buy any of it due to a lack of income? Hospitality? How many Optimus robots are actually needed to change the hotel bedsheets when most people can't afford to travel? Healthcare? Without widespread insurance coverage, how is Dr. Robby going to have enough patients to pay for his substantial HECO recharging fees?
Then again, the fact that "AI" can't do any of these things currently, and may not be able to do any of them affordably ("AI" companies can only lose investor money for so long), the "AI" apocalypse might not be economically feasible or sustainable and we'll still be stuck picking our own papayas and educating our own kids for the foreseeable future - oh, the horror! ;)