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		sangnoir on Feb 12, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Double life as a KGB agent Don't get too nostalgic about the middle ages: the landed gentry who will own the AI/fully automated factories will occasionally require mechanical-turk-type work done by the serfs. Which side will you be on when your job gets automated?

ianderf on Feb 12, 2017 [–]

That's an interesting twist. So my job that requires knowledge and brainwork gets fully automated, but mechanical-turk-type work somehow is not?

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