"Pao" sounds chinese. Even if you live in a small Nordic country, you should support socialism & social democracy. It's why your country is so enjoyable.

people already don't know what to believe. Look at people who think the election was stolen, or Dr. Fauci is a criminal. Or basic things like what a woman is and the difference between the genders. Social media has already put us in a softcore mass psychosis.

By 2045 i think, 10-15 years is too short for that type of tech. LEV and ASI would be easier to make then FDVR. We know how to take input from the brain (read signals & interpret) but we still have no clue how to input data into the brain, let alone safely.

Yes i follow 4/5 of those.. and also this channel https://www.youtube.com/@DigitalEngine/about

So now more people, other than those in charge, could try to sway public opinion. that part doesn't sound too bad. the rest, im not sure about

Maybe you should move to a first world country then.

that would be dope. Basically what I hope for too

To be brutally honest, when I daydream of the singularity its always me using the AIs to climb the social latter and have power over people. To be able to do what I want without repercussions. I guess the logic is the rich, powerful, early adopters, and people in the tech world will be the only ones with access to advanced AI, and the majority will be struggling due to automation. Captialism where the average person can't sell their labor is not good. A society with only the haves and have-nots.

Or when I picture it in a better scenario where everyone has access to AI, I picture myself spending a lot of time in FDVR. Not too much, like 2-5 hours a day. Then using nano tech in real life to change my body so I can be what I want. I'd keep my original body mostly the same just make it better, prettier, stronger, more durable. I'd have a second body of the opposite gender I could use when I want, not like transferring my consciousness but more like a neural implant where all of my senses go thru it and have full control of it so it's like a second body. Maybe give myself superpowers too because why not? Have you seen the movie transcendence, how the ASI guy used the nano particles in the air to do a bunch of crazy stuff? Like that. except being able to control the nano particles like gaara too. Other changes I'd make, titanium bones, subdermal armor, increased healing, no aging, increased strength, make eating optional. some aesthetic changes to body. Of course have meaningful relationships and an adventurous meaningful life would be a goal too.

I basically made a list of how I'd want the singularity to go, one for the bad case and one for the good case

hard choice. Most realistic? AI for those who can afford it. Optimal? the AI communism sounds good until you get on the bad side of the majority, then you can lose everything. So you need to conform to live. The same argument can be made for the UBI for essentials though, without as much benefits for conforming. Trans-humanism will probably only be available to the people who can afford it + people hardcore enough to do it

Return to monke would be the religious / Amish / hippie types

AI technocracy would most likely only happen if the singularity went bad. I doubt people would willingly let an AI rule over them, at least for the first 100 years. Maybe a small community would try it first

capitalism is exploitation of workers labor for the benefit of the owner class, like elon musk and the rest of the 1%

You're correct... but more efficient forms of transportation (like bullet trains) rely on community support, which could cause a slight bump in taxes. This would benefit most people, but 5% in taxes to the rich is a LOT of money. So it doesn't happen. Cars rely on a single person buying and owning them, so it's the go to choice for hard capitalist countries, like the US.

I'm not defending, just stating how it is. The rich set the rules here, so the rules are what benefits them.

The infamous Sam Altam

I'm not saying its impossible to get a SWE job without a degree or certs. But it puts you at a disadvantage. Why would a hiring manager choose someone without a CompSci Degree over someone with? Alot of times, The people with the degrees are the ones who actually get interviews.

And i saw a search on Indeed for SWE jobs, 17k asked for a Computer Science Degree, 11k asked for a Software Development degree.

Here is a study from July 2022 "73% of all Software Engineers have a bachelors degree"

https://seedscientific.com/software-engineering-statistics/

there was a study I saw awhile back, for software engineers around 92% had at least a bachelors degree. Sure if you want a level 1 tech IT repair job like geek squad or contract work, a cert with some experience is enough. I did that for a bit.

If you want a full time software engineer role that pays at least 60k+ a year, usually requires a degree.

with endless courses online for any subject at a cheap price, education is already widely available. The problem is that credentials get you the job. If I wanted to be a software developer, I could learn to code in a year. Instead I have to spend 4-6 years getting a bachelors because that gets you the interview. Luckily ill be done in may.

finishing my bachelors in software dev in may, busy w that. But once more AIs come out in the future, I'd like to learn how to edit them. There is endless courses and materials to learn from the the internet. Just have to put in the time and effort

Like, when gpt4 or 5 comes out, then stability AIs open source version of that, maybe that one would be editable / worth editing

"your meat is failing you" -Atom Smasher, final fight

I'll learn about AI and help build them / make my own. I'm sure out of the box available AIs probably wouldn't be what i want, so I'd learn to edit them

Also spend time with friends and family of course. May be a dystopia though

I'd like to believe that society and economic standards will change, but the people in power will not want to give up the power they have. The people in power do not want change. Do you think any millionaire/billionaire wants a post capitalist world?

And our politicians / leaders are beholden to the rich. Unlimited donations have made sure that's the case. Legalized bribery. UBI maybe, but I dont see the system changing much, at least for a few decades. many people will probably have a rough time ahead.

My bad for the grammar mistakes i typed it quickly/didn't proofread.