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crua9 t1_j46cwqp wrote

Reply to comment by Artanthos in Do you think in the 2030s it will be common for most households to have a 3D printer? by BeginningInfluence55

>AI doesn’t meet the legal requirements to hold political office.

You forget laws aren't written in stone. They change ALL the time.

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I think what will happen is an AI will be used as an advisor at first. Something a human political person can ask questions and get solutions from. At first it most likely is a flip of a coin, but assuming if the system is built right and actually used. It will rapidly get better.

We are already seeing where software is allowed to run some companies with DAO. And as that gets better, small towns with honestly no one there who wants to run for office (which there is a lot of them). They are likely to use AI to fill roles. Then it slowly expands and AI becoming a political figure is normal. Once it goes from senate/congress I imagine it will quickly replace the gov as we know it. Like term limits won't be needed for an AI.

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Artanthos t1_j46y4jw wrote

Read the second half of my post.

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crua9 t1_j46zbxy wrote

Again after a point I don't think it will matter.

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I never thought I would see the day law makers are bringing to vote to basically abolish the IRS but this is being brought up right now. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11620085/House-Republicans-vote-ABOLISHING-IRS-federal-income-tax.html

Like I doubt this will pass but still.

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Plus all it would really take is for some AI/robots to be recognized with normal human rights. It is likely one day this will happen. Giving it is a citizen and meets the other requirements (age and what not) it could run and it is likely to win. If enough of them win then they can replace the gov.

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Artanthos t1_j486pwn wrote

The Republicans have been trying to defund the IRS for decades.

This is neither new nor surprising. It is the reason the IRS is currently understaffed by ~50,000 people.

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