“Robots work hard, not people”: Bill Gates and Elon Musk promised that with the development of artificial intelligence, people will not have to work (4 photos)

And they even promised us an “affluent society.”





There are a lot of futurologists and they love to speculate on what the future will be like. A hundred people give a forecast, 99 of them blow the winds, but one guesses right and is appointed a seer. Now there are two such Nostradamuses - Microsoft owner Bill Gates and crypto-enthusiast, robot lover, owner of Tesla and SpaceX companies Elon Musk.



Bill Gates

Not so long ago, Gates argued that society is not yet ready for the rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) and its implementation in everyday life. He said that all developments should be stopped for 30 years and during this time one should prepare for changes. Or there will be a large-scale recession with unemployment, impoverishment and social explosion.

Now he has changed his anger to mercy and believes that there will be no zugunder. On the contrary, AI will allow people to switch to a 3-day work week.

If you end up with a society where you only have to work three days a week, that's probably okay.

Then it’s difficult to give up altogether and do embroidery, catching butterflies, fishing, reading or drinking alcohol - whatever you like. All basic needs: food, housing, money and medicine will be provided by AI.

Elon Musk shares the same opinion. He also believes that the more AI and robots are developed, the sooner humanity will stop working. Supposedly people will be able to do what they like. And AI, since it is so mega-intelligent, let it take us into balance: feed us, heal us and clothe us.





Elon Musk

There is potential for AI to have an overall positive impact, creating an affluent society where there is no shortage of goods and services. However, here comes the problem of the genie in the lamp, who can fulfill all your wishes. Usually such fairy tales end badly.

There will come a time when work becomes optional. You will have the ability to work for personal satisfaction, but AI can do everything. I don’t know whether the thought of this is pleasant or unpleasant for you, there are both good and bad sides.

Sounds like a utopia. In addition, there is a nuance - this digital communism is expected in 50 years, or even later. They believe that in half a century there will be digital copies of people who will learn quickly and work very quickly:



When there are millions of documents to review, it will take people years to do so. AI will do this in a few hours or a day, this is a completely different level,” said Alexander Chulok, an employee of the Center for Scientific and Technological Forecasting at the ISSEK National Research University Higher School of Economics.

He added that the use of AI will optimize costs and reduce production costs. Again, it sounds very optimistic, but vague. The process could last for many years of layoffs and poverty for millions of people. Or maybe not, no one can predict this now. Everything will definitely be fine for Musk, no one doubts that. But for others it’s not a fact.