About what AI must do before most human work is unnecessary.
Has this happened?
Yes 2 (2%)Not sure 9 (7%)No 115 (91%)
Votes cast 1–2 October 2026: 100,590 votes from 9,694 people.
Hacker News has set AI a lot of challenges over the years. Which ones has it met?
About what AI must do before most human work is unnecessary.
Votes cast 1–2 October 2026: 100,590 votes from 9,694 people.
a little accelerationism might be okay in this instance to figure out what we do when 95% of us don't "need" to work...
The vast majority of jobs people do aren't being replaced by AI.
When AI can treat your medical conditions, repair your infrastructure, build new houses, construct renewable energy sources, move your goods, fight your wars, watch your kids while you're gone, cook your food, mow your lawn, entertain you, etc - then we'll need to worry about what everyone's going to do.
That's not happening any time within the next 20 years.