tanteMar 11

"Silicon Valley is buzzing about this new idea: AI compute as compensation"

Of course they are. "AI" people are Blockchain people and they'd love to force people into money that _they_ control

https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-compute-compensation-software-engineers-greg-brockman-2026-3

Silicon Valley is buzzing about this new idea: AI compute as compensation

AI inference emerges as a critical factor in tech compensation, impacting engineer productivity and Silicon Valley hiring dynamics.

Business Insider
Show threadHanno Zulla

@tante

There's precedent.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/a-german-city-is-paying-its-alcoholics-in-beer-to-clean-the-streets/

A German City Is Paying Its Alcoholics in Beer to Clean the Streets

On October 1, the German city of Essen will launch a program that incentivizes the homeless, addicts, and alcoholics with beer and cigarettes in exchange for their aid in cleaning the city square.

VICE
Mar 11 at 9:06amWeb
Show threadtanteMar 11
@hzulla ewwww
Show threadHanno ZullaMar 11
@tante Cynical snark aside, there's a rich history of abusive employers paying their addicted workers with the drug as part of their compensation, e.g. mining companies. It's a concept that's been around for centuries.
Show threadDavid Fleetwood - RG AdminMar 11
@hzulla @tante I'd say lotteries are also similar to this. It's all gross.
Show threadchristian mockMar 11
@hzulla @tante Or the drug kingpin pays the small-time dealers (the ones that get caught and go to jail) in drugs for their sales work.
Show threadVytautas ButėnasMar 11
@hzulla
At least beer have liquid and calories in it. Not so much elements that human body requires, in AI tokens.
@tante