The Nvidia CEO went on to say that every industrial company will have factories that use robots and AI, and that his firm will be supplying the tools to make that happen, calling it a “really exciting future.” But Claman wanted to know if that means people will have “more free time” from all the productivity gains.
“So that really becomes the big question. How do you envision our world changing?” Claman asked. “Do we start to see every country go to a four-day workweek because productivity gains from AI have been so meaningful? I mean, do you see the chatbots become people’s friends so dating apps go away? In your mind, what are those future prospects?”
Claman’s ideas about going to a four-day workweek are both rooted in long-held ideas of 20th-century futurism, but have also received renewed attention from guys like Elon Musk, who insist that it’s precisely what’s going to happen eventually thanks to AI and robots. And while Huang suggested a four-day workweek would be nice, he said humans will actually have more work in some ways.
“I have to admit that I’m afraid to say that we are going to be busier in the future than now. And the reason for that is because a lot of different things that take a long time to do are now faster to do. And I’m always waiting for work to get done because I’ve got more ideas,” said Huang.
“Most countries, most companies have more ideas than we know what to pursue.”
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