Could AI and Robots Make Money Obsolete

Well, what do you want money for? Are you- you want money for goods and services.

Yeah. Right? You want money for obviously food, housing, transport, entertainment.

Um, well, if that is so abundant that, uh, th- there's more ...

Th- that the robots and AI are providing more goods and services than y- than any human could possibly consume, what do you need money for in that case?

Are you, you're creating these robots. Are you then selling- I guess every now and then you'll need money, sure.

Are you, are you selling these robots? Are you selling hu- humanoid robots, or are you producing goods and services with the humanoid robots that you control?

Well- Are you the Levi Strauss? I think, I think it- Are you selling- I think I would probably be ...

It, it would be an exercise in vanity to, for me to think that I would be controlling a super genius AI that is vastly smarter than me.

I think the, what we can and should try to do is to make sure that the AI has good values, that it cares about h- humanity, and that, uh, it m- wants, wants us to be happy and prosper.

Um, I think it probably will be. Um, my, what my biological neural net tells me is that the most important thing for the s- for AI safety is to be maximally truth-seeking and curious.

Uh, if that's the case, uh, I think it will foster humanity