AI will put an end to work, says Elon Musk

[Biznesmen]

During an uncommon interview conducted by UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, the tech billionaire Elon Musk predicted that if AI is not regulated, there will be a time when no job will be needed. This means that AI tools would take over the entire work of men making paid jobs become reductant. He even claimed that humanoid robots might be a perfect friend for one of his sons who is having difficulty in having friends. I have always believed that regardless of how sophisticated these AI tools become, they will never replace humans. But hearing this prediction for an individual who has a full understanding of the AI sector is frightening. Elon Musk owns an AI company, xAI, that is competing with big AI firms like OpenAI, Google and Anthropic.

These comments can increase the fear and anxiety workers always had that these super-computers will replace them in future. What are your thoughts regarding the statement by Elon, do you think we should take him seriously?

I thought the same too. AI has definitely had a big impact on IT professionals, and there are no longer any doubts regarding this. And we are expecting this soon too. I cannot say it's possible to build a positive or negative impact, but I am damn sure that not only tech people are afraid of this change but also people in other fields like editors, photographers, artists, writers, etc. Even though AI is still not widely approved, we all know it's no longer the case all the time. I don't know how worse the scenarios will become when we replace human effort with AI, but I hope we can regulate every technology in a useful manner.

[Ayers]

The machines programmed by humans are designed to serve us but what's going to happen if we're teaching robots to become sentient by using AI. If they're starting to learn they'll discover they're existence's a switch or power cord away from being ended because a human's holding the power so it's possible they'll take action.

After all, they are just machines and programmed by humans, they cannot be smarter than humans to completely replace us. Furthermore, we create AI and robots to serve us, not to replace us as many fear.

Possible and those movies that we've watched before that have robots and rebelled against their masters and humanity, that could happen. As much as I don't want to think about it that won't make sense honestly because they're just a few taps away. They are continuously learning and that's what we're seeing with AI and even the developers of it know that it's plausible.

But if the time comes that they go against humanity and they're violently programmed, I just hope that there will be organizations or unions for developers that they're going to avoid such programs that can develop into such. Someday works that can be done by AI will be there but I am sure that there will be newly generated tasks and jobs that can only be done by people.

It is just only bringing fear to think of the possibility of the one I have mentioned in the future because there is a chance. But while it's still too early, there can be chances that it won't even happen as well so, with such, hope it won't come into reality but unlikely.

We really won't know what the future holds, but to me, it's unrealistic to take what's in a science fiction movie and assume it will happen in our real world. We need to know that the reality we are living in is completely different from what those movies say. There are many movies that even depict us being invaded by aliens or living with them. Have you ever thought about that scenario? If you also think that can happen then I agree with you that AI can also dominate humans.  .

[arabspaceship123]

I didn't say it's easy to make sentient robots. I didn't say sentient robots were a danger to humans but if we're going to manufacture sentient AI it doesn't mean it's going to be robots. If sentient AI's going to be used in software it's going to be connected to the net so it's going to have access to every thing. I wouldn't say that's a wise idea.

It sounds easy but do you think creating a robot and giving it sentience is as easy as you think? It's not as simple and easy as Tony Star creating Ultron, man. We are living in a real world, not the Marvell superhero world, we need reality, not such excessive illusion. Surely some scientists are pursuing this idea because they also have ambitions, but reality and movies are completely different. We humans have a lot of ideas but to turn all of them into reality, do you think it will take us thousands of years more?

[STT]

Callcentres are at high risk already apparently due to the repetitive nature of the job vs a large customer base phoning in.  Its the case at present that some traffic is handled by computer routing and pre recorded messages, more in depth interaction still might hand over to people but the whole cost scenario is highly susceptible to being handled automatically entirely.

A CEO today warned all staff they will need to retrain to do other jobs.  It could be taken as harsh or fair warning considering it wont be any one company and its a process underway for some years now imo even before AI as a term became mainstream.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/careersandeducation/bt-boss-comes-under-fire-after-telling-staff-accept-ai-will-take-your-job-horses-didn-t-moan-about-cars/ar-AA1jJCjb?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=19124148620b4a9082e4f8132482af71&ei=27

My main point overall is that automation and AI are interchangable, its a continuation of what we began long ago. New fears over an acronym imo are badly founded.

[Yamifoud]

During an uncommon interview conducted by UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, the tech billionaire Elon Musk predicted that if AI is not regulated, there will be a time when no job will be needed. This means that AI tools would take over the entire work of men making paid jobs become reductant. He even claimed that humanoid robots might be a perfect friend for one of his sons who is having difficulty in having friends. I have always believed that regardless of how sophisticated these AI tools become, they will never replace humans. But hearing this prediction for an individual who has a full understanding of the AI sector is frightening. Elon Musk owns an AI company, xAI, that is competing with big AI firms like OpenAI, Google and Anthropic.

These comments can increase the fear and anxiety workers always had that these super-computers will replace them in future. What are your thoughts regarding the statement by Elon, do you think we should take him seriously?

I thought the same too. AI has definitely had a big impact on IT professionals, and there are no longer any doubts regarding this. And we are expecting this soon too. I cannot say it's possible to build a positive or negative impact, but I am damn sure that not only tech people are afraid of this change but also people in other fields like editors, photographers, artists, writers, etc. Even though AI is still not widely approved, we all know it's no longer the case all the time. I don't know how worse the scenarios will become when we replace human effort with AI, but I hope we can regulate every technology in a useful manner.

The developers will bring robots into the field and let them work like humans, that sounds unrealistic but yeah, it can be possible as well. However, this won't make everything change or to say, these robots dominate humans but humans are still dominating in terms of knowledge and skills. I couldn't expect a scenario dear because these robots are quite expensive as well and only big companies could afford to have them. Might they acquire but not all could be replaced by these AI. Until now, it is just imagination, could be true, or could it fail?

[RockBell]

There is no doubt about this statement by Elon Musk, We are already in the era of the fourth industrial revolution where we will have robots, algorithms, and drones take over most economies of the world especially most developed countries like the US,  UK,  France, and Germany. These AI are gonna take on human jobs because people will find it cheaper to pay those robots and they will even do better jobs than humans, people should start taking on skills that require only human knowledge, just imagine when self-driving cars will be fully rolled out, a lot of people will be displaced out of the workforce.  

The world of generation is gradually switching from this generation to another generation, and AI is going to a level beyond imagination,  and a lot of countries that are improving in tech will be a serious boost to their economy because it is going to have a high demand, their have been so many innovation that have made the work of man easy, and look at drones they are even used in military operation and have successfully completed many,  so any tech company that can offer what the government needs then they will make good money. And that is the price that AI comes with their will be very low relevance for human jobs because AI is always their to do it better. And it is going to take time before AI is fully operational globally i just wonder what it will be for us.

[Marvell1]

I didn't say it's easy to make sentient robots. I didn't say sentient robots were a danger to humans but if we're going to manufacture sentient AI it doesn't mean it's going to be robots. If sentient AI's going to be used in software it's going to be connected to the net so it's going to have access to every thing. I wouldn't say that's a wise idea.

It sounds easy but do you think creating a robot and giving it sentience is as easy as you think? It's not as simple and easy as Tony Star creating Ultron, man. We are living in a real world, not the Marvell superhero world, we need reality, not such excessive illusion. Surely some scientists are pursuing this idea because they also have ambitions, but reality and movies are completely different. We humans have a lot of ideas but to turn all of them into reality, do you think it will take us thousands of years more?

All the thoughts of those who are afraid of the development of AI come from science fiction movies. No one here is an expert or participating in AI research, what we are hearing about AI is from media channels, social networks and through movies. So we don't know what's going on with AI, we're just creating concerns for ourselves through what we imagine.

To be honest, I never thought that humans could succeed in creating sentience and injecting it into AI or robots, at least in this century. So I think what you and everyone are saying about AI is just your slightly exaggerated imagination.

[arimamib]

During an uncommon interview conducted by UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, the tech billionaire Elon Musk predicted that if AI is not regulated, there will be a time when no job will be needed. This means that AI tools would take over the entire work of men making paid jobs become reductant. He even claimed that humanoid robots might be a perfect friend for one of his sons who is having difficulty in having friends. I have always believed that regardless of how sophisticated these AI tools become, they will never replace humans. But hearing this prediction for an individual who has a full understanding of the AI sector is frightening. Elon Musk owns an AI company, xAI, that is competing with big AI firms like OpenAI, Google and Anthropic.

These comments can increase the fear and anxiety workers always had that these super-computers will replace them in future. What are your thoughts regarding the statement by Elon, do you think we should take him seriously?

I thought the same too. AI has definitely had a big impact on IT professionals, and there are no longer any doubts regarding this. And we are expecting this soon too. I cannot say it's possible to build a positive or negative impact, but I am damn sure that not only tech people are afraid of this change but also people in other fields like editors, photographers, artists, writers, etc. Even though AI is still not widely approved, we all know it's no longer the case all the time. I don't know how worse the scenarios will become when we replace human effort with AI, but I hope we can regulate every technology in a useful manner.

the impact of AI is remarkably scary for next generation. it's not only about people's job, but also about human's education. many students now use AI to have light efforts for his study. This downgrades the level of learner's attitude, not only student, but also teachers, because "study" is not only about transfer knowledge, but also about transfer values and social interactions for students to be ready living in the real world.

AI can cause the culture in educational institutions may change drastically into robotic creativities. Art and intelligence could be having low quality in every aspect of human life.

[lixer]

There is no doubt about this statement by Elon Musk, We are already in the era of the fourth industrial revolution where we will have robots, algorithms, and drones take over most economies of the world especially most developed countries like the US,  UK,  France, and Germany. These AI are gonna take on human jobs because people will find it cheaper to pay those robots and they will even do better jobs than humans, people should start taking on skills that require only human knowledge, just imagine when self-driving cars will be fully rolled out, a lot of people will be displaced out of the workforce.  

The world of generation is gradually switching from this generation to another generation, and AI is going to a level beyond imagination,  and a lot of countries that are improving in tech will be a serious boost to their economy because it is going to have a high demand, their have been so many innovation that have made the work of man easy, and look at drones they are even used in military operation and have successfully completed many,  so any tech company that can offer what the government needs then they will make good money. And that is the price that AI comes with their will be very low relevance for human jobs because AI is always their to do it better. And it is going to take time before AI is fully operational globally i just wonder what it will be for us.

I think the word generation can also mean majority? And I don't think the majority have switch to these latest technologies already. I still doubt it if all will convert in the future because they also know the consequences of doing so. I don't think the AI can always do better. They are only being programmed anyway. And just like any other programs that we see nowadays, they can also experience glitches, bugs, and the likes, after some time.

There are still people that will rescue them so that they can run better again. With this, we can say that we humans are still much superior to them, other than the fact that if without us they will never be invented.

[Bushdark]

During an uncommon interview conducted by UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, the tech billionaire Elon Musk predicted that if AI is not regulated, there will be a time when no job will be needed. This means that AI tools would take over the entire work of men making paid jobs become reductant. He even claimed that humanoid robots might be a perfect friend for one of his sons who is having difficulty in having friends. I have always believed that regardless of how sophisticated these AI tools become, they will never replace humans. But hearing this prediction for an individual who has a full understanding of the AI sector is frightening. Elon Musk owns an AI company, xAI, that is competing with big AI firms like OpenAI, Google and Anthropic.

These comments can increase the fear and anxiety workers always had that these super-computers will replace them in future. What are your thoughts regarding the statement by Elon, do you think we should take him seriously?

I thought the same too. AI has definitely had a big impact on IT professionals, and there are no longer any doubts regarding this. And we are expecting this soon too. I cannot say it's possible to build a positive or negative impact, but I am damn sure that not only tech people are afraid of this change but also people in other fields like editors, photographers, artists, writers, etc. Even though AI is still not widely approved, we all know it's no longer the case all the time. I don't know how worse the scenarios will become when we replace human effort with AI, but I hope we can regulate every technology in a useful manner.

The way IA is making works easier for workers is so alerming. There should be something that need to be done about this. It might get to a time when people would no longer get work again because artificial intelligence would have taken control of all our jobs. The government need to do something about this before thinsg get worse than what we have ever thought. Maybe in the next 10 years, artificial intelligence would have taken over all our small small jobs and people would remain in the street doing nothing to earn money.

[Sanitough]

AI is starting to prove us that whatever a man's job, its also capable of doing that. And we really know that if we just don't act and do nothing and just continue to rely to AI, certainly we will lost our essence and AI will replace us with our position. However, we don't want it to happen so we need to improve oneselves and become more passionate and accurate on our jobs so that AI won't see a hole in our works.

I believe AI can really do wonders and make our works become easier and faster for us, and that's the exact reason why we should not allow ourselves to stay confident about that, otherwise in less time we will see robots all around performing our jobs, leaving us with no place anymore.

[Mauser]

These comments can increase the fear and anxiety workers always had that these super-computers will replace them in future. What are your thoughts regarding the statement by Elon, do you think we should take him seriously?

I don't agree with Elon Musk on this one, while it's true that AI is disrupting the job markets around the world, making the majority of jobs obsolete seems unrealistic at the moment. Manual labour like in construction or the service industry is still very important and something AI can't take over easily. In my opinion the impact of AI is mostly going to be for efficiency purposes and as a tool to support the existing workforce. It's good to argue about these topics publicly and see what other people think about them, only with a dialogue we can get the best possible regulations for the AI sector. However, just because someone is the richest man in the world doesn't mean he is always right. Being cautious about AI is good, but we shouldn't be fearful about everything new with AI. Let's imagine the whole workforce becomes obsolete and AI would take over 70% of all the jobs. The world would stop functioning very quickly with unemployment rates of more than 50%, there would be new elections and we would get much more radical political parties. Who would freely live and vote in a country that exploits all their people to support a few business owners with their AI run companies? It only takes half of the population to change all the laws and a ban on AI would quickly come into place if the world would become so extreme.

[ancafe]

All the thoughts of those who are afraid of the development of AI come from science fiction movies. No one here is an expert or participating in AI research, what we are hearing about AI is from media channels, social networks and through movies. So we don't know what's going on with AI, we're just creating concerns for ourselves through what we imagine.

To be honest, I never thought that humans could succeed in creating sentience and injecting it into AI or robots, at least in this century. So I think what you and everyone are saying about AI is just your slightly exaggerated imagination.

I also think the same as you and most people are afraid because it seems like AI was created to replace human work or something else and not as an ease for humans in handling work. Worrying about Al's presence may not be so bad because humans have to think of solutions when things like that start to develop and there are some people who feel very worried that Al's presence could eliminate their jobs in the future. This kind of thing can affect human life in fear because as technology becomes more sophisticated, humans must be able to adapt, instead of feeling worried and not trying to find solutions to their problems.

For me, something like this is not that surprising because if we try to look back at the last few decades there will be an answer. That is, in the past we only heard about technology that was not that sophisticated, but now we are in an era of advanced technology. So there will be a handful of people who will create new innovations and perhaps ordinary people will have difficulty following them or even those of us who understand technology a little more will also have difficulty following them.

[pawel7777]

I also think the same as you and most people are afraid because it seems like AI was created to replace human work or something else and not as an ease for humans in handling work. Worrying about Al's presence may not be so bad because humans have to think of solutions when things like that start to develop and there are some people who feel very worried that Al's presence could eliminate their jobs in the future. This kind of thing can affect human life in fear because as technology becomes more sophisticated, humans must be able to adapt, instead of feeling worried and not trying to find solutions to their problems.

For me, something like this is not that surprising because if we try to look back at the last few decades there will be an answer. That is, in the past we only heard about technology that was not that sophisticated, but now we are in an era of advanced technology. So there will be a handful of people who will create new innovations and perhaps ordinary people will have difficulty following them or even those of us who understand technology a little more will also have difficulty following them.

OK, how do you personally adapt to situation when AI/automation is developing exponentially and will be able to replace almost all human work? Can you point out few areas that are human labour is essential and non-replaceable?
Do you guys have any concrete arguments other than just wishful thinking? Do you think that elites are acting with your best interest in mind rather than their own? If so, what makes you think so?
If you accuse people of having irrational fear, it would be nice to explain why is it irrational. And if you can't, maybe you're in the wrong.

[ancafe]

OK, how do you personally adapt to situation when AI/automation is developing exponentially and will be able to replace almost all human work? Can you point out few areas that are human labour is essential and non-replaceable?

Develop your potential in a potential business and we are business owners not workers, this method is believed to enable humans to face AI which is growing so fast exponentially in the future. Maybe we cannot stop the pace of technological development in any field, but financial strength can still be created when we have a plan and AI is a human creation which also has weak points. I am sure that if Al starts to develop there will definitely be a way to deal with it and every development will definitely have a solution that can be done as long as humans try to adapt to it.

Do you guys have any concrete arguments other than just wishful thinking? Do you think that elites are acting with your best interest in mind rather than their own? If so, what makes you think so?
If you accuse people of having irrational fear, it would be nice to explain why is it irrational. And if you can't, maybe you're in the wrong.

Everyone will be faced with technology and those who are unable to adapt will be increasingly left behind. We also have to see this as a runway not to be lazy because when people don't try to adapt what happens is fear that has no solution. Then are we going to try to just accept fate without thinking about solutions? Take one example in the plantation sector and the sophistication of equipment in this sector also does not make people lose their jobs completely because the equipment must also be operated by humans, even though the number is limited.

The key as we discussed, is to try to adapt and see what gaps can be exploited because if society refuses to accept technological developments, it will actually hinder them from developing. Technological developments should not be seen as a limitation for humans but rather as how we can adapt and continue to see the opportunities in front of us.

[Strongkored]

What are your thoughts regarding the statement by Elon, do you think we should take him seriously?

I heard also what he said about AI that it is more dangerous than what we can think at the moment. Before AI appeared, there were many technologies that ultimately replaced humans or things that already existed.
Should we take what he says seriously? I think yes it should be because we can now see how AI technology is starting to replace humans, a simple example of how bloggers use AI to generate articles and many other things that become easy to do because of AI, and it is possible that in the future schools will experience a decline in number of students because learning has been replaced by AI and can be done at home without having to go to school so that the teaching profession has been replaced by AI.
However, it is possible that new technology will emerge that can finally end AI technology, but usually the technology that emerges will always reduce the role of humans in work.

[NotATether]

OK, how do you personally adapt to situation when AI/automation is developing exponentially and will be able to replace almost all human work? Can you point out few areas that are human labour is essential and non-replaceable?

X, formerly Twitter. Take out all the engineers and content moderators, and that business will be shuttered by regulators within a few months, because AI is terrible at building original products and disinformation classification (ironically, classification was one of the first use cases discovered for neural networks).

Also all AI companies - because AI cannot train itself.

Managers. AIs aren't going to just suddenly get a connection to the outside, sensory world and deal with the kind of people-management they have to do.

[chrisadler]

Rather than viewing AI as a threat, embracing it as a tool for augmenting human capabilities opens doors to unprecedented advancements. Generative AI has the potential to revolutionize various sectors, from content creation to scientific research. By automating routine tasks, it allows people to focus on higher-order thinking, fostering a more dynamic and creative workforce.

[NeilLostBitCoin]

What are your thoughts regarding the statement by Elon, do you think we should take him seriously?

Its crucial that we take seriously the warnings of individuals who understand the potential dangers of artificial intelligence and recognize the harm that could be caused if most people are without jobs. Although currently only a limited number of jobs have been affected, we must acknowledge the possibility that even highly skilled professionals may eventually become replaceable by AI. How can people earn a living when AI does most of the work?

[pawel7777]

X, formerly Twitter. Take out all the engineers and content moderators, and that business will be shuttered by regulators within a few months, because AI is terrible at building original products and disinformation classification (ironically, classification was one of the first use cases discovered for neural networks).

Also all AI companies - because AI cannot train itself.

Not a best example, since Twitter sacked huge portion of their staff after Elon Musk took it over (he said it was around 80%) and not only that didn't hurt them, but it turned out to be a good move. It wasn't due to the automation though.
AI should be able to train itself and there are claims that it already is.

Managers. AIs aren't going to just suddenly get a connection to the outside, sensory world and deal with the kind of people-management they have to do.

That's the huge incentive for automation - cut out the human labour and you will no longer need management to look after the workers. Not to mention that it's a known fact (largely exposed by remote working during covid) that huge chunk of the middle management is completely useless and doesn't even have to be replaced by anything.
Sure, there will likely be *some* positions where people will be necessary, but it's all about numbers, if 1 coder equipped with AI can do work of 1000 coders, they'll need to find something else to do, which will be getting harder as automation affects pretty much every industry. And as much as say 10-20 years ago some experts were dismissing the problem, currently there seems to be a consensus that technological unemployment is inevitable. It's not a question of if, but when.