How can you bd a leftist thsts agaisnt ai? Ai is the best thing that has happened to leftism since the great depression er. On the one hand its accelerationist on the other hand it actually makes workers democracy possible for the first time realistically.
I disagree because the good services you have to pay a monthly free which poors can't pay oftentimes. So this benefits the rich still.
>>2556868Much more importantly AI makes planned economy much more feasible. IMO these anti-AI luddites are just mentally ill contrarians.
yes of course but have you considered the tendency of the rate of profit to fall?
>>2556868Because almost all western leftoids are liberals who don't want to put liberalism behind at all. It's fine if you were a liberal, it's fine if you still have liberal ideas, but you have to work through it. Mao Zedong was an anarchist and a liberal at certain points in his life, so were many other people who were important in the early CPC. But they saw the success of socialism, understood that communism is the way to save their country, and were willing to learn. Western leftoids deny success of socialism, do not care about saving their country or anything else, and are smugly lecturing people about things they have no idea about. They are just petty bourgeois people who say shit like "suppooort the heckin artists and sex workers". This is laughable for anyone who doesn't accept the idea of voting with your wallet, as you fucking should when you say you're a communist.
>>2556875"ChatGPT plan my economy pls"
>workers democracy possible for the first time realistically
Explain
I like AI because rate of profit go brrrr. The capitalist class is fully aware of this btw, which is why they're peddling shitty LLMs instead of automating like 40% of jobs that can be automated immediately
Weebs should die tbh
> On the one hand its accelerationist
It's not
>On the other hand it actually makes workers democracy possible for the first time realistically
It doesn't
>>2556896ChatGPT is still a very early form of AI designed only for text generation. Its like a baby AI taking its first steps. It will likely take decades before artificial intelligence can allocate resources more efficiently than markets.
>>2556906>rate of profit go brrrrTRoPF theory goes debooonked.
AI would be good if it served humanity and was used to create bottom-up planned economy that would allow us to transition to communism while avoiding the corruption of Leninism and its derivatives. We could create a truly worker-directed economy where the people controlled the means of production democratically. It is bad when it is controlled by the capitalists, which it is in our current world. It thus can and will be used to further enslave and kill us for the sake of profit.
>>2556916Basically this, unfortunately.
>>2556921You forgot the fact that Chyna is winning the AI race.
The peoples walmart has shoen once again how ai can be used to plsn an economy(walmart is bigger than modt countries)
1. The "Boring" AI (The Multi-Billion Dollar Backend)
This is the optimization you were talking about. It's how they run a global empire.
• Logistics & Demand Forecasting: This is their holy grail. They use massive AI models to analyze historical sales data, real-time store inventory, local event schedules, and even weather forecasts to predict demand for every single item. This system automatically routes inventory (like sending more ice cream to a city before a heatwave) to prevent stockouts and reduce overstock.
• Warehouse Automation: Their fulfillment centers are heavily automated. AI-controlled robots and high-speed conveyor systems sort, store, and retrieve products. AI models figure out the most efficient way to build a pallet (e.g., heavy stuff on the bottom, fragile on top) or pack a customer's order.
• Route Optimization: The AI for their trucking fleet is a classic logistics problem. It analyzes fuel costs, driver hours, traffic patterns, and delivery windows to calculate the absolute cheapest and fastest route for their 9,000+ trucks.
• AI-Powered Supplier Negotiation: This is a fascinating one. Walmart has used AI chatbots (from a company called Pactum) to automatically negotiate contracts with thousands of their smaller suppliers for items like shopping carts. The AI negotiates on pricing, payment terms, and volume, saving the company money at a scale no human team could.
2. The "Fancy" AI (The In-Store and Customer-Facing Tech)
This is the stuff you see, and it's far more advanced than what most businesses need.
• Computer Vision (The "IRL"): Walmart has "Intelligent Retail Labs" (IRL) that use thousands of ceiling-mounted cameras. An AI system watches the video feeds 24/7. It's not for facial recognition; it's for inventory.
• It automatically detects when a shelf is empty and alerts an employee.
• It spots spills on the floor.
• It sees when a checkout line is getting too long and can call for more cashiers.
• It can even identify shopping carts in the parking lot.
• Generative AI Search: This is their new big push. When you search the Walmart app, it's not a simple keyword search. A GenAI model understands the intent of your query.
• You type: "Help me plan a football party."
• It returns: Not just "chips," but a curated list of categories: "Snacks," "Drinks," "Team-colored Plates," etc.
• Customer Service Chatbots: The "virtual assistant" on their site that handles order tracking, returns, and complaints is all AI. It frees up human agents for the really complex problems.
• Augmented Reality (AR): Their app uses AI to create 3D models of furniture and decor. You can use your phone's camera to "view in your home" and see if that new sofa will actually fit in your living room.
• Dynamic Pricing: Like Kroger, their AI constantly watches competitor prices (especially Amazon) and market demand, and it automatically adjusts the prices on Walmart.com to stay competitive.
>>2556918You do not even need AI for automated national planning, with enough computers and algorithms one can do that.