David Patterson predicts SI and robots will do all jobs by 2030, sparking a meaning-of-work debate
davidpattersonx · x · 2026-11-04
Turing Award winner and RISC pioneer David Patterson made a bold prediction: by 2030, superintelligence and robots will do all jobs. He went further, arguing that in a world without work, people will have more children in search of meaning — "nothing is more meaningful than having children." A provocative AGI-timeline and post-work-society take likely to stir debate.
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