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How will we know if robots are freeing us?

October 4, 2026
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What would I watch over the next few years to see whether we are getting closer to the future Musk describes? Fewer videos of robots walking and more data on their everyday work: how many hours they operate without help, what tasks they complete, how much they cost to maintain, and where they are used outside of trials. Then I would look at something even more

What would I watch over the next few years to see whether we are getting closer to the future Musk describes? Fewer videos of robots walking and more data on their everyday work: how many hours they operate without help, what tasks they complete, how much they cost to maintain, and where they are used outside of trials. Then I would look at something even more important: whether wages rise, prices of essential goods fall, or working hours decrease in the sectors that adopt them. If those improvements emerge, the idea of working less will stop sounding like science fiction. If productivity grows and people still cannot turn down an exhausting job, we will have solved part of the technical problem while leaving the social part untouched.

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