David Patterson predicts job interviews, resumes and commutes all gone in 5 years
davidpattersonx · x · 2026-11-02
David Patterson, legendary computer architect and RISC-V pioneer, predicts that in 5 years there will be no job interviews, resumes, commutes, retirement savings plans, or student debt — claiming superintelligence and robots will do all the work while "universal high income" pays for everything.
The claim is far more aggressive than most AI researchers' AGI timelines and is drawing wide skepticism on X.
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