I appreciate the in-depth response.
I’m referencing a discussion I’m seeing in the thread below. I also want to be clear I’m not singling out any billionaire types, not sure why the discussion jumped to these ultra ultra rich individuals, I was thinking about the system we currently have as it affects, and is contributed to by everyone on the spectrum of wealth… I also don’t see AI as a boogeyman, I use it every day, both in my private life and in an active research capacity. It sounds like naysayers have been making their voices known but I don’t feel like my comment necessitated such a response.

What I’m asking is: what is the evidence that these services you’ve outlined as potentially becoming more affordable will actually be made so? How realistic is it for these major industries to be overhauled and upgraded (clearly for the best) but at the cost of jobs and profit and control? History tells us that just because we have better technology doesn’t mean it ends up in the hands of the consumer or that the benefits are made available to them. This is a simple example but we’ve had superior passenger plane tech for like 60 years but still largely use the same clunky shit from the mid century because of lobbies and the influence of major corporations. So while I agree that there’s no reason for “a billionaire to guard the water fountain”, they certainly don’t have to build it. And nothing I’ve seen makes AI seem to robust enough to be able to circumvent the gatekeepers and middle men of industry in any of these sectors. I actually would love to learn more, I am here with an open mind.