In a benign scenario, probably none of us will have a job, said Musk.
But in that benign scenario, there will be universal high income, not universal basic income.
There will be no shortage of goods and services.
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“I think that long term, in a benign scenario, any jobthat somebody does will be optional.
If you want to do a job as a hobby, you’re able to do a job.
But otherwise, AI and robots will provide any goods and services that you want.”
That will really be the question in the benign scenario, explained Musk.
In the short-term reality, AI is a threat to jobs for low to medium-income individuals.
Duolingo reportedlylaid off several translatorsas the company shifted towards AI.
Nvidia is working with a company todevelop AI nurses that cost just $9 an hourto operate.
He ended the talk by saying his biggest fear is, in one word, AI.
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