Yet another Hacker News

Teleoperated Humans

16 points luu 2 days ago 14 comments

pixl97 40 minutes ago | parent

Sounds like we're just one step away from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manna_(short_story)

jefftk 30 minutes ago | parent

I think you might be thinking of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manna_(novel) ?

pixl97 28 minutes ago | parent

Crap, you're right. The Brian Marshall one.

jefftk 27 minutes ago | parent

It's very prescient! Someone on LW linked me to it when I cross-posted there.

evan_ 7 minutes ago | parent

or Mrs. Davis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIOnrEujKl8

electric_mayhem 21 minutes ago | parent

I was expecting this to be about Mitch McConnell.

smallmancontrov 21 minutes ago | parent

> Human teleoperation naturally comes with on-the-job surveillance and micromanagement.

> This technology allows employees to be easily slotted in and out of different jobs with very little friction, which destroys their bargaining power.

> AI permanently blacklists employees from every minimum-wage job just for being late a few times

> This can easily lead to a race to the bottom where companies no longer have to providing fulfilling, dignified jobs.

If I were stuck in this hell, I would gladly assist any superintelligent AI taking a swipe at the humans who put me in it.

xg15 15 minutes ago | parent

If there is one inexhaustible resource than the stream of ideas of capital owners how to make labor even more miserable.

...and of course he is a Rationalist/EA guy. Why am I not surprised?

hax0ron3 8 minutes ago | parent

The author of the article isn't advocating for teleoperated humans.

lbrito 5 minutes ago | parent

He's celebrating it as a reality that is already here.

hax0ron3 3 minutes ago | parent

I don't see any celebrating in the article. The article makes it pretty clear that the author sees many problems coming from teleoperated humans.

xg15 21 minutes ago | parent

Isn't this just the "reverse centaur" again, but this time framed as something ostensibly desirable?

lbrito 12 minutes ago | parent

The author uses a strange definition of teleoperation.

Following GPS directions is no different than assembling an Ikea furniture by following the instructions. So I guess Ikea been teleoperating millions of humans for decades?