As AI becomes more prevalent across the workforce throughout the next decade, robots will replace hundreds of millions of human workers. From the perspective of VC and PE, why not?
Robots don’t call in sick, show up intoxicated, or spit in the proverbial (and literal) burgers.
As we’re already witnessing in the manufacturing sector, the return on capital for a $25,000 robot doing the work of three human employees – while producing 23.5 hours a day – is swift. Meanwhile, the yield curve is steady and positive.
This creates an increasingly competitive environment for humans, who will battle for a shrinking pool of jobs.
Consequently, much as PEDs proved far too enticing for competitive and professional athletes to avoid, biohacking with “mental PEDs”, which have already become a tantalizing way to gain competitive advantage in the workplace, will become increasingly common.
What are risks of biohacking? Will they matter, as UHNW are able to extend life indefinitely through technology using a variety of strategies over the next 10 to 20 years? Is this dystopia, or utopia?
What is your personal strategy to address the looming dilemmas of H+?
