“By 2041, I predict that AI will beat humans at an ever-increasing number of tasks. But that will not render us useless or unemployed. I think there will be many existing tasks that humans can handle much better than software programs or robots.”
Said May 20, 2022Deadline Dec 31, 2041Kai-Fu Lee, 'AI and the Human Future: Net Positive', Medium, 20 May 2022 (first published by Economist Impact, 18 April 2022)
Horizon is 2041; resolves on whether AI's capability gains are accompanied by mass unemployment or human 'uselessness.'