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thomblake comments on Wanted: "The AIs will need humans" arguments - Less Wrong Discussion

7 Post author: Kaj_Sotala 14 June 2012 11:01AM

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Comment author: thomblake 14 June 2012 07:27:27PM 1 point [-]

I'm familiar with an argument that humans will always have comparative advantage with AIs and so they'll keep us around, though I don't think it's very good and I'm not sure I've seen it in writing.

Comment author: thomblake 15 June 2012 02:09:08PM 0 points [-]

To expand a bit on why I don't think it's very good, it requires a human perspective. Comparative advantage is always there because you don't see the line where trading with the neighboring tribe becomes less profitable than eating them.