Tamay Besiroglu, a renowned AI researcher, has launched a new startup called Mechanize, with the aim of completely automating all the work and delivering the entire economy to ia.
Techcrunch reports that Tamay Besiroglu, an outstanding researcher at AI and founder of the Non -profit Investigation Organization Epoch, has launched a new controversial startup called Mechanize. The company’s mission, as described by Besiroglu in X, is “the complete automation of all work” and “the complete automation of the economy.” This announcement has caused a heated debate on social networks, and many question the ethical implications of replacing all human workers with AI agents.
Besiroglu’s vision to mechanize implies providing the data, evaluations and digital environments necessary to allow the automation of any work. It is as far as calculating the total directable market of the startup by adding all the salaries that are currently paid to human workers, estimating that it is around $ 18 billion per year only in the United States and $ 60 billion worldwide.
While Besiroglu clarified to TechCrunch that the immediate approach of Mechanize is to automate white collar work instead of manual work that would require robotics, the response at the beginning has been largely critical. Many X users expressed Conns about the potential negative impact on human workers and the concentration of wealth and power in the hands of those who possess the agents of AI.
The controversy surrounding mechanization is not limited only to its mission. The participation of Besiroglu in the startup has also raised questions about the impartiality of its AI Research Institute, Epoch, which analyzes the economic impact of AI and produces reference points for AI performance. Some social media users have suggested that Epoch’s research can have a leg directly fed on the work that results in the new company, despite the perceived neutrality of the institute.
Besiroglu has defended his vision, arguing that the complete automation of the work could lead to “explosive economic growth”, higher life standards and the creation of new goods and services that are currently unimaginable. He points out an article he published on the subject to support his statements. However, critics have indicated that if humans are replaced by AI agents in all works, they will not have the necessary income to buy the goods and services produced by these agents.
In response to concerns about the possible decrease in human wages in an automated world of AI-AI, Besiroglu suggested that people could receive income from other sources, such as rental, dividends and government welfare, an apparent argument for the universal argument for the universal argument). This statement has bone with skepticism, since it is not clear how such a system would be sustainable if IA agents do not pay taxes.
Despite criticism, Besiroglu argues that Mechanize is working to solve a legitimate technical problem. He believes that if each human worker has a personal crew of AI agents to help them produce more work, he could lead to economic abundance. However, he acknowledges that current AI agents are not reliable, struggle to retain information and have difficulty running long -term plans that leave the rails.
While Mechanize’s mission can be controversial, it is not the only company that works to improve AI agents. Giant companies such as Salesforce, Microsoft and Openai are also building agent platforms, and numerous new companies are focusing on several aspects of AI agents technology, from the specialization of tasks to data training and the price economy.
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Lucas Nolan is a reporter of Knitbart News that cover issues of freedom of expression and online censorship.
