Elon Musk- “80% Chance We Won’t Need Jobs"

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Elon Musk Predicts Jobless Future With Universal High Income | Gates Pushes Back  At Viva Technology 2025, Elon Musk made a bold claim: AI could eliminate the need for human jobs, with an 80% chance we’ll see universal high income. But Bill Gates isn’t convinced the U.S. economy is ready.  This YouTube Short compares their visions for a future shaped by automation and AI, breaking down the difference between Musk’s optimism and Gates’ caution.  Whether you're an entrepreneur, tech enthusiast, or future-focused thinker, this clip breaks down the real debate around work, income, and meaning in the age of AI.

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00:00Elon Musk says there's an 80% chance that none of us will have jobs, and he thinks that's a good

00:05thing. At the VivaTech conference in Paris, Musk predicted that AI could make work obsolete,

00:11saying, quote, there will be high universal income, not just basic survival money, but enough for

00:17everyone to live well, even without a job. But here's the twist. He says the real challenge

00:22won't be financial. It'll be psychological. He said, quote, if robots do everything better than

00:27you, does your life still have meaning? Meanwhile, Bill Gates is not convinced. He warned back in

00:342017 that the U.S. is not rich enough for universal basic income. And even now, as AI advances, Gates

00:41is focused on retraining workers, not paying everyone to stay home. Both agree AI is coming

00:46for jobs, but the question isn't how we'll work, it's whether we'll work at all. Will the future be

00:51abundance without work or chaos without a plan?

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