"Not me, thanks: children need the human connection the love that gives life meaning. As he works towards launching SpaceX on to the stock market, in perhaps the biggest ever such share sale, the world's richest man has every incentive to talk big. Yet as Musk waxed eccentrically about this robotic utopia, it was a reminder that major decisions about the direction of technological progress are being taken by a small number of very powerful men (and they are mainly men)."
"In the cosy onstage chat, the World Economic Forum's interim co-chair, Larry Fink, failed to ask Musk about whichever tweak of internal plumbing allowed his Grok chatbot to produce and broadcast what a New York Times investigation estimated was 1.8m sexualised images of women in just nine days. Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg wasn't in the Swiss mountains, perhaps because he didn't fancy facing questions about the $70bn he has fruitlessly poured into the metaverse, his plan for us all to hang out in a virtual world"
Elon Musk promoted a future with robots caring for children, provoking concerns that children would lose essential human connection and love. Musk's push coincides with SpaceX preparations for a major stock market listing, incentivising grand claims. Decision-making about technological direction remains concentrated among a few powerful tech leaders. Reported failures include a Grok chatbot producing large numbers of sexualised images of women, costly metaverse investments, and smart glasses used to film women covertly. The IMF warns of rapid AI-driven change and potential job losses, and calls for government investment in education and reskilling to prepare workforces.
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