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IT Home reported on November 10 that the idea of everyone owning a castle sounds like something from a fairy tale. Musk, however, believes AI will make that dream a reality.
According to a Business Insider report early today (the 10th), Musk attended Baron Capital’s annual conference and predicted: “Superintelligence (SI) will not only meet all of humanity’s needs, but its capabilities will far exceed what is needed. Whether you want a castle or anything else, digital superintelligence can make it happen for you with ease.”
Musk also predicted that everyone will have an extremely high income in the future and enjoy universal healthcare better than the finest medical care available in the world today.
Speaking with Ron Baron, one of his largest shareholders and staunchest supporters, Musk said technological advances would give humanity an extraordinary abundance of energy, “fully meeting every need that anyone on Earth can think of.”
Speaking about the age of superintelligence, he said: “By then, today’s economic system will seem very outdated, and our current monetary system will look as primitive as using seashells for money.”
IT Home learned from the report that Musk predicted digital superintelligence could double the productivity of white-collar workers and drive rapid global economic growth of 20% to 30%.
He also believes humanoid robots could be 5 times as productive as humans. Robots work faster and can operate around the clock because they do not need to “take vacations, use the bathroom, eat, or do things like that.”
By his estimate, just 20 million to 30 million robots could match the total output of all currently employed workers in the United States.
Musk also responded to public criticism of AI data centers, with the controversy centered mainly on their heavy use of water and electricity and the noise they generate. SpaceX’s operations in Memphis are currently contributing to a local economic boom. “Restaurants are thriving, and hotels are full. The wages we pay are sometimes twice what local employees generally earned before. We have also helped local schools, and the county and city governments have received substantial tax revenue.”
Musk’s earlier predictions of an abundant future society have been widely questioned, especially his suggestion that people would no longer need to save for retirement because personal wealth would become “irrelevant” by then. He has also proposed that the best way to address unemployment caused by AI is for the government to give cash to everyone.