The fact that AI technology will revolutionize many areas of life in the coming years has been a truism since the spectacular launch of ChatGPT. However, opinions differ significantly regarding the dimensions of change. Now Tesla CEO Elon Musk commented on the topic – and came to an astonishing conclusion.
• Elon Musk: AI technology will change the world
• Any human work will become superfluous
• Some experts, however, are skeptical about AI euphoria
The question of how artificial intelligence (AI) will change the world is heating up people’s minds. There are many different views on this topic, not only in tech and stock market circles, but also in private discussions. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has also commented on this question several times. He recently took his predictions one step further.
AI is the “most disruptive force in history”
Elon Musk, who recently presented his own AI chatbot, has been a big advocate and promoter of AI technology for years. As part of his speech to British politicians at Lancaster House – the event was also attended by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak – Musk expressed his opinion that AI has the potential to become the “most disruptive force in history”. “We will have something that, for the first time, is smarter than the smartest person,” quotes “CNBC” from the tech billionaire’s speech.
No more human jobs soon?
Musk then went into more detail about the consequences of this “disruption”. The Tesla boss placed a focus on the future world of work. “It’s hard to say exactly when that point will be, but there will come a point when work is no longer needed,” Musk continued. “You can have a job if you want to have a job for personal satisfaction. But AI would be able to do anything.” Consequently, all jobs without exception would become superfluous in the future if highly developed AI technologies were adopted on a mass scale. The AI machines and AI software would therefore be able to produce better results than humans anywhere, at any time and in all areas of life.
Musk: One of the biggest challenges will be the human search for meaning
Whether it would be positive or negative if people no longer had to do any jobs – Musk himself doesn’t seem to want to evaluate that. He was surprised at this. “I don’t know if that makes people feel comfortable or uncomfortable,” Musk joked, to which the audience laughed. According to Musk, it is crucial that people create their own meaning – in a world in which work is no longer a necessity but may be viewed as a luxury.
“If you wish for a magical spirit, you can wish for anything you want and there are no limits. You don’t have these three wish limits, which is good and bad at the same time. One of the challenges of the future will be how we do it Find meaning in life.” Musk did not provide any information on when exactly the moment will be reached when, at least in the highly developed industrialized countries, AI will have replaced all forms of human work.
Not all observers agree with Musk
Finally, the question arises as to what significance should be attached to the tech billionaire’s forecasts. Musk is famous for his pithy sayings and full-bodied forecasts. The head of the electric car pioneer is considered a tech visionary who recognizes developments in the area of disruptive technologies early on and supposedly correctly assesses them. However, it is also known that Musk has recently gone too far out of the window with some forecasts – for example, when it comes to the technical performance of Tesla electric cars. It cannot be ruled out that Musk could overvalue the possibilities of AI technology, at least in the short to medium term.
An increasing number of analysts are of the opinion that investors’ expectations of AI technology are currently too high and that stocks in the sector such as NVIDIA are correspondingly overvalued. High maintenance costs, security risks and the complexity of models will present the AI industry with major challenges in the coming years – but the long-term opportunities cannot be dismissed, writes the British market research institute CCS Insight, for example. Warren Buffett’s long-time partner and friend Charlie Munger is also extremely skeptical in his usual manner and believes that AI technology does not deserve the current hype.
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