Will Supercomputing And AI Lead To Humanity’s Liberation — Or Its Extinction?

It’s hard not to feel a brief moment of joy upon hearing Bill Gates predict a two-day work week. But it raises deep concerns about human purpose and relevance in an AI-driven world.

Bill Gates is not the first one to tell us so. There are other personalities working in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) who, too, have predicted that a shorter work week for humans is coming soon. Bill says it will be reduced to just two days a week of work, while others put it anywhere between two and four days.

Yes, I know. The first spontan…