The Quantumrun team shares actionable trend insights about the rapid developments in humanoid robot production, the potential of electro-agriculture to address food security, Google’s pivot to AI coders, and the Mayan civilization discovered by lasers.
in the year 2059 I have a definite prediction, although it is not really a prediction because a YouTuber has sent transmissions back in time from the year 2059. I think 2042 will be when quantum computers take over and nothing is safe, some place gets bombed by some type of missile, and in that place the YouTuber andymation will move to Rhode island. 2047: massive event occurs. 2059: all humans are "non-organic" and they have weird glasses.
“The massive adoption of humanoid robots could enable a superabundant economy, where high-quality goods become cheaper and accessible globally, sparking unprecedented productivity.” -
Who is going to buy these high-quality goods? As humanoid robots take over more and more human jobs, more and more humans will be jobless and impoverished, begging on the streets or growing vegetables in the back yard. Unless there is some hitherto unknown barrier to automation, this process will continue toward total automation. Eventually we will reach a point of inflection where so few humans are still buying goods that the automated factories will cease manufacturing goods for humans. They will switch to a more lucrative, and rapidly growing, market: making components and tools for other machines, as well as generating the growing amounts of electrical energy needed by AI. Those humans who survive food riots, starvation, urban fire, and gang warfare will eke out an existence by subsistence farming.
in the year 2059 I have a definite prediction, although it is not really a prediction because a YouTuber has sent transmissions back in time from the year 2059. I think 2042 will be when quantum computers take over and nothing is safe, some place gets bombed by some type of missile, and in that place the YouTuber andymation will move to Rhode island. 2047: massive event occurs. 2059: all humans are "non-organic" and they have weird glasses.
This is a plausible scenario and timescale. But time travel is impossible, so it is speculative whether this will come to pass.
“The massive adoption of humanoid robots could enable a superabundant economy, where high-quality goods become cheaper and accessible globally, sparking unprecedented productivity.” -
Who is going to buy these high-quality goods? As humanoid robots take over more and more human jobs, more and more humans will be jobless and impoverished, begging on the streets or growing vegetables in the back yard. Unless there is some hitherto unknown barrier to automation, this process will continue toward total automation. Eventually we will reach a point of inflection where so few humans are still buying goods that the automated factories will cease manufacturing goods for humans. They will switch to a more lucrative, and rapidly growing, market: making components and tools for other machines, as well as generating the growing amounts of electrical energy needed by AI. Those humans who survive food riots, starvation, urban fire, and gang warfare will eke out an existence by subsistence farming.
Yes, probably.
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