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Bill Gates says a 3-day work week where 'machines can make all the food and stuff' isn't a bad idea (www.businessinsider.com)
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Bill Gates says a 3-day work week where 'machines can make all the food and stuff' isn't a bad idea::"A society where you only have to work three days a week, that's probably OK," Bill Gates said.

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[–] Vlhacs@reddthat.com 3 points 2 years ago

Utopia would be one where humans can focus on art and science to advance our race while the mundane work of running a society is all automated. Stuff like this is not enough, but it seems like a step in the right direction where income remains the same to maintain a standard of living while still producing the same output

[–] RoseRose56@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yea sure, and then slowly slowly even stop those who work 3 per days, right? So the AI csn do all the job. Now they lose money, but once they put AI they will only win money.

AI is good, they develop AI to help us, and then, one day will ditch us.

[–] zbyte64@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 years ago

It is easier to have AI optimize the bullshit jobs than the shit jobs.

[–] badgrandpa@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I wish him to become a monk or someone like that, and disappear forever

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

"I mean, it's sure been great for me folks!"

[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 1 points 2 years ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

When Noah asked about the threat of artificial intelligence to jobs, Gates said there could one day be a time when humans "don't have to work so hard."

While artificial intelligence could bring about some positive change, Gates has previously acknowledged the risks of AI if it's misused.

Word processing applications didn't do away with office work, but they changed it forever," Gates said at the time.

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon said that the next generation of workers will only have a 3.5-day work week due to AI.

"Your children will live to 100 and not have cancer because of technology and they'll probably be working three and a half days a week," Dimon told Bloomberg in October.

Gates once viewed sleep as lazy and told Noah that his life was all about Microsoft from the ages 18 to 40 years old.

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[–] theywilleatthestars@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Great, that can be his next project after making sure the COVID vaccine was subject to patent law.

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