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Direct competition with humans

"One or more artificial agent(s) could have the capacity to directly outcompete humans, for example through capacity to perform work faster, better adaptation to change, vaster knowledge base to draw from, etc. This may result in human labor becoming more expensive or less effective than artificial labor, leading to redundancies or extinction of the human labor force."

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AI Risk6. Socioeconomic and Environmental6.2 > Increased inequality and decline in employment quality2 - Post-deployment

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Domain6. Socioeconomic and EnvironmentalThe broad risk area this belongs to.

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Domain6. Socioeconomic and Environmental
Subdomain6.2 > Increased inequality and decline in employment quality
Entity2 - AI
Intent1 - Intentional
Timing2 - Post-deployment
CategoryAGI - Effects on humans and other living beings: Existential risks
SubcategoryDirect competition with humans

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