Labour-replacing AI will shift the relative importance of human v non-human factors of production, which reduces the incentives for society to care about humans while making existing powers more effective and entrenched.
And yet, … society appears to be caring more about humans.
And yet, … existing powers (specifically the state) seem even less effective and entrenched. Open Borders policies are clearly an act of desperation … while these policies appear to have been broadly rejected by the electorate. The state only opened the borders because of its crumbling power base.
How is the contradiction resolved? How can technology seemingly reduce the relative importance of human v non human factors of production, while we can observe a frantic effort to outbid others in the global human auction?
Global fertility collapse is greatly increasing the incentive for society to care about humans while at the same time making existing powers less effective and entrenched. Pursuing Open Borders policies demonstrates how desperate states are to avoid extinction: This is now an existential struggle. Overlooking the welfare of one’s own population by swamping communities with immigrants is the last line of defense- it is the least bad option before you close up shop. It is a clear act of desperation and has only been tried because of the profound fertility crisis that is underway. Fertility collapse will only escalate during the 21st Century and could become even more severe as AGI approaches. At some point, a full Demographic Arms Race might begin.
States are highly motivated “to care” about humans or at least protect their self-interests because state power traditionally has manifested in the control of bricks and mortar reality and with it government services such as education and health care. Fertility collapse (and alternative learning technology) is creating large reductions in bricks and mortar school demand and with it the power of the deep state.
The Darwinian struggle for national survival induced by extremely low total fertility rates then creates a paradoxical result in which the value of humans greatly increases and at the same time greatly reduces entrenched state power.
Labour-replacing AI will shift the relative importance of human v non-human factors of production, which reduces the incentives for society to care about humans while making existing powers more effective and entrenched.
And yet, … society appears to be caring more about humans.
And yet, … existing powers (specifically the state) seem even less effective and entrenched. Open Borders policies are clearly an act of desperation … while these policies appear to have been broadly rejected by the electorate. The state only opened the borders because of its crumbling power base.
How is the contradiction resolved? How can technology seemingly reduce the relative importance of human v non human factors of production, while we can observe a frantic effort to outbid others in the global human auction?
Global fertility collapse is greatly increasing the incentive for society to care about humans while at the same time making existing powers less effective and entrenched. Pursuing Open Borders policies demonstrates how desperate states are to avoid extinction: This is now an existential struggle. Overlooking the welfare of one’s own population by swamping communities with immigrants is the last line of defense- it is the least bad option before you close up shop. It is a clear act of desperation and has only been tried because of the profound fertility crisis that is underway. Fertility collapse will only escalate during the 21st Century and could become even more severe as AGI approaches. At some point, a full Demographic Arms Race might begin.
States are highly motivated “to care” about humans or at least protect their self-interests because state power traditionally has manifested in the control of bricks and mortar reality and with it government services such as education and health care. Fertility collapse (and alternative learning technology) is creating large reductions in bricks and mortar school demand and with it the power of the deep state.
The Darwinian struggle for national survival induced by extremely low total fertility rates then creates a paradoxical result in which the value of humans greatly increases and at the same time greatly reduces entrenched state power.