Amazon founder Jeff Bezos says ‘millions of people’ will be living in space by 2045—and robots will commute on our behalf to the moon
Billionaires and tech CEOs have shared two different views on the future of humanity when it comes to artificial intelligence: Some think it will happen wipe out all work and spelling end of civilization As we know, others hope that this may lead to Utopian world — and Jeff Bezos definitely falls into the latter category
“I don’t understand how anyone alive right now could be discouraged.” Amazon and Blue Origin’s founder said on stage: Italian Technology Week 2025He adds that there is much to look forward to as technology advances.
First of all, no one enjoys this scary journey Bezos predicts that by 2045 we will have robots to do this for us. After all, in his vision, we won’t just be commuting; We will also take the risk of traveling to other planets.
“I believe there will be millions of people living in space in the next few decades,” he said. “This is going to accelerate this quickly.”
“Mostly they will live there because they want to,” he added. “We don’t need humans living in space.”
“If you need to do a job on the surface of the moon or somewhere else, we will be able to send robots to do that job, and it will be much more cost-effective than sending humans.”
And Bezos can’t make sense of the doom-and-gloom rhetoric that’s been around since ChatGPT’s wild launch: “Civilizational abundance comes from our inventions,” he insisted.
“So 10,000 years ago or whenever, someone invented the plow and we all got richer… I’m talking about the entire civilization, these tools increase our fertility, and that pattern will continue.”
Sam Altman and Elon Musk predict that life in space will come soon
Not only Jeff Bezos predicts that you will be able to apply for a job and mortgage loan from another planet in the future, but Sam Altman and Elon Musk also shared similar predictions.
Altman, OpenAI’s CEO, said that in just 10 years, college graduates will be creating “completely new, exciting, super well paidThe creator of ChatGPT even said that he envies young people because his generation’s early-career jobs will seem “boring” and “old.”
Elon Musk, Tesla’s The CEO and richest person on the planet has single-handedly become one of the most influential leaders in space accessibility in the 21st century. After all, he is the co-founder and CEO of the company. 400 billion dollars SpaceXHe worked hand in hand with NASA to advance space exploration. he thinks humans will be on Mars Unmanned by 2028 SpaceX The rockets will start taking off next year.
You may also have a 2-day week to look forward to.
While space exploration may seem just around the corner, Bill Gates thinks billionaires and world leaders would be better off focusing their efforts on the planet we now call home.
“Space? We have a lot to do here on Earth,” Microsoft co-founder was previously criticized in an attack report with comedian James Corden.
The billionaire philanthropist was uncertain about how far we should push technology; He even once said that if he could ask a time traveler anything, he would want to know whether artificial intelligence exists. eventually convicted or helped humanity.
However, on the optimistic side, Gates predicts that artificial intelligence can open a new era for workers. 2 day work week is now the norm, machines do the hard work and people have more time to do the things they love. Even he can see the bright side of this: “If you go away, the purpose of life is not just to do business.” in question.
This story first appeared on: Fortune.com
