Despite risks, Vinod Khosla is optimistic about AI
Vinod Khosla has no doubts that humanity's future with AI is bright.
The Sun Microsystems co-founder turned prominent investor predicts that “the need to work will go away” almost entirely thanks to AI.
“Almost all expertise, it doesn’t matter whether you’re talking about primary care physicians, mental health therapists, oncologists, structural engineers or accountants — all of it can be near free,” he said on Monday in a conversation with TechCrunch editor-in-chief Connie Loizos at the TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 conference.
When asked why he is so optimistic about an AI-infused future, Khosla said that the world where most human labor is free will have “great abundance,” adding that GDP growth will increase from “2% to well over 5%.”
Because many people are concerned that AI could be detrimental to society, Khosla recently penned an essay titled: AI: Dystopia or Utopia?
Onstage today, he recapped some of the points from the 13,150-word essay.
Despite his optimism, Khosla acknowledged the potential risks of AI.
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