manual human labor. Indeed, the new Tesla bot
is capable of attaching bolts to its cars using a
wrench or heading to the local grocery store to
pick up ingredients for tonight’s meal. There’s
no doubt that actual use cases like these are a
while of yet, but they spark a debate that needs
to be had about how far we let technology
iniltrate our lives, and indeed the impact it
could have on the overall jobs market. Indeed,
answering a question from a journalist at the
event, Elon Musk said that he could “safely say
that it will be much longer than 10 years before
a humanoid bot from any company on the
planet can go to the store and get groceries for
you,” so it’s a while of yet.
Keen to squash criticism and complaints from
journalists, charities, and governments, Musk
acknowledged the potential impact the robot
could have on the global economy right there
at its keynote. He admitted the Tesla Bot could
have “profound implications for the economy,”
but drew reference to the current labor
shortage that’s been exacerbated by
the COVID-19 pandemic. He said that he
thought it was important that the machine