LinkedIn founder: how to get ahead while others lose their jobs | Reid Hoffman @reidhoffman

Iyou asked what should you teach your daughter now at her young age, I had the same question and then a wise man answered me. He said why are you concerned about what your child will be doing in a professional aspect of their life in the future, rather focused on teaching them how to be a wholesome productive, compassionate, kind human being. That struck me and made me think. I realized that this is what we are missing on our society today. We don't focused on making our children on appropriate humans development, rather on what profession that will have and chisel them from a young age like a robot to respond to that prompt.

"... people want to compete for things." No. People want shelter, nutrition, medical care, safety, happiness, etc. for themselves and their families. When AI is more effective at every task than humans, there will be no need for human labor - because it will always be more expensive and less effective than what an AI can do. This enthusiasm for competition for it's own sake has brought us to an obscene level of wealth disparity. The movie 'Elysium' is not just a warning about the course we're on, it's a caricature of where we are today. If we don't somehow manage to get those in power to share the bounty of AI productivity with the least fortunate among us, we're quickly headed for a nightmarish dystopia.

There is a huge opportunity for a big group of people now. The specialists and PhD etc. have, and will always be there one way or another. Although the gap in some areas to us "normal" people will be small or non-existent. The area of generalists who know some about a lot, who are creative and understand what AI tools to use, is shining now. Great stuff, and thank you!

I do not want to compete for things. I just want to pay for my basic necessities - shelter and food.

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The idea that this transition will be smooth for most is a utopian dream. History shows that has never happened. And she’s absolutely right, Tesla alone will be able to make 500K robots per year in 5 years. The leaders will tell you a story that makes you feel good, remember that they’re not and have rarely ever truly considered whether they’ll make this transition smooth for you. It’s all about how quick they can make it happen for themselves.

"It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail" -- Gore Vidal. This quote speaks somewhat to the idea of human nature that people are not just driven by success, but by the need to outdo others. So AI could create basic universal income, but that would not be enough for everyone to be equal. We won't live in a world where some don't crave and need power.

My biggest worry is no one really knows with certainty what’s going to keep humans satisfied ,meaningful and motivated ..

As one who has just started a podcast on playing with technology, Reid mentioned "playing with the technology". We no longer need to get something exactly right. The bots will query, search and do the mundane things that would take us hours. Playing will now be reintroduced as something necessary to innovate and inspire.

Such a sober view and speech on AI and technology development👍 I wish this interview was longer! Thank you Marina!!!