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AI Is Cheap Cognitive Labor And That Breaks Classical Economics
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AI Is Cheap Cognitive Labor And That Breaks Classical Economics

Most economic models were built on one core assumption: human intelligence is scarce and expensive. You need experts to write reports, analysts to crunch numbers, marketers to draft copy, developers to write code. Time + skill = cost. That’s how the value of white-collar labor is justified. But AI flipped that equation. Now a single language model can write a legal summary, debug code, draft ad copy, and translate documents all in seconds, at near-zero marginal cost. It’s not perfect, but it’s good enough to disrupt. What happens when thinking becomes cheap? Productivity spikes, but value per task plummets. Just like how automation hit blue-collar jobs, AI is now unbundling white-collar workflows. Specialization erodes. Why hire 5 niche freelancers when one general-purpose AI can do all of...
How can I improve this subtitle translator prompt?
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How can I improve this subtitle translator prompt?

Hello, I've been trying to use AI models on OpenRouter in order to translate subtitles. My script will break the subtitle file into chunks and feed it to the LLM model 1 by 1. After a bit of testing I found Deepseek V3 0324 to yield the best results. However, it'll still take multiple tries for it to translate it properly. A lot of the time it does not translate the entire thing, or just starts saying random stuff. Before I start adjusting things like temperature I'd really appreciate if someone could look at my prompts to see if any improvements could be made to improve the consistency. SYSTEM_PROMPT = ( "You are a professional subtitle translator. " "Respond only with the content, translated into the target language. " "Do not add explanations, comments, or any extra text. " "Maintain su...
The question isn't
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The question isn’t “Is AI conscious?”. The question is, “Can I treat this thing like trash all the time then go play video games and not feel shame”?

Another banger from SMBC comics. Reminds me of my biggest hack I've learned on how to have better philosophical discussions: if you're in a semantic debate (and they usually are semantic debates), take a step back and ask "What is the question we're trying to answer in this conversation/What's the decision this is relevant to?" Like, if you're trying to define "art", it depends on the question you're trying to answer. If you're trying to decide whether something should be allowed in a particular art gallery, that's going to give a different definition than trying to decide what art to put on your wall. submitted by /u/katxwoods [link] [comments]
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