Waneta Sunshine Rotary

The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.

Marcus Aurelius.

The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but how it thinks.

Christopher Hitchens

The meeting was held on googlemeet at 7.15 am with 6 members present.

Music; Barbara Streisand: Memories

• Program: Why mass unemployment is the solution not the problem. A Utube video from Andy Q.
• AI is already replacing a great many of the jobs currently performed by humans. It uses us to learn and benefits from our experience.
• Discussion: AI will replace human labour. If we all get a basic income from those making a profit from AI, then what do we do with our time? We have to redefine ourselves.
• AI mines data. Where does new data come from?
• Our challenge is to find work that is more personalized and hands-on.
• Some jobs will still be needed. Plumbing, health care, looking after the elderly and sick.
• When are we going to start facing the reality of universal income?
• business
• RYLA: We need to get the word out? Maddy forwarded the forms to everyone and will pass the information on to Carol Currie, a past member who still works at Selkirk College. Erika will be our Rep on the interclub committee. Deadline to apply is May 15th. Age limit now 18 to 30.
• On April 17th, we had a meeting with DG David Keyes. He gave an address about the benefits of Rotary and the fellowship he had received from his time in Rotary.
• Next week, May 1st, in Person at 8am at Bridgeview.
• May 15th at 7:15 AM PT, Maria Kliavkoff will give the “Healthy Conversation in Difficult Times” Presentation online.
• Happy and sad bucks (not collected)

Meeting adjourned at 8:15 am