Hacker News essay asks whether social ties can survive an AI singularity
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An essay on the Hacker News front page on October 29 argues that unlimited leisure after an AI singularity may not sustain social relationships. Work, education and open-source communities once let people make friends through shared practice, and AI replacing human contribution and mutual help may close those paths. AI-generated high-stimulation entertainment may also make socializing less appealing. The essay worries that without struggle to share, conversation loses substance, and existing relationships may erode over time with no way to replace them. These are the author's projections about future social conditions, not observed changes.
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- Hacker News front pageWe Won't "Just Hang Out"
AI 奇点后的无限休闲未必能维系社交，文章认为后稀缺社会可能削弱人们建立关系、选择陪伴和享受交往的条件。工作、教育与开源社区曾让人们在共同实践中结交朋友，AI 替代人类贡献和互助可能让这些途径消失，AI 生成的高刺激娱乐也可能降低社交吸引力。文章进一步担忧，缺少奋斗经历会削弱交流内容，既有人际关系可能随时间流失而难以补充。
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