Living in the modern world means
we're in the constant threat of a lot of things --
terrorism, natural disasters,
that voice in the head that tells you
even though you have your own TV show,
you'll never live up to your parents' expectations.
[ Laughter ]
But one of the biggest threats to mankind
may be one that we're creating ourselves --
artificial intelligence.
An insurance company in Japan
has announced it will lay off more than 30 employees
and replace them with an artificial-intelligence system.
Woman: A recent study showed that 38% of Americans
could lose their jobs to automation.
In fact, experts think by the year 2060,
robots will be able to do all human tasks --
everything from teaching classes to performing surgery
to going through your phone and asking who Karen is.
"I don't -- I don't know why she texts.
I don't know. I didn't respond. I don't know.
I haven't seen her in years. I'm sorry. Okay?"
Obviously, automation has been
taking people's jobs for a long time.
I mean, it used to be someone's job to carry heavy stuff around,
but then we invented the wheel, and that guy never worked again.
Eventually his family got evicted from their cave
and that man died in an alcoholic stupor,
which is bizarre
because alcohol hadn't been invented yet.
But, you know, man will find a way.
More recently, people used to pick cotton by hand,
and then the cotton gin was invented.
And those people, they --
Yeah, they actually did keep their jobs,
uh, which was also pretty bad.
Look, technology is complicated. I don't know what to tell you.
The implications of expanding A.I. are dire.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently stated
that the global competition over A.I.
will likely cause World War III.
But another tech billionaire disagrees.
With A.I. especially, I'm really optimistic,
and I think that people who are naysayers
and kind of try to drum up these doomsday scenarios are --
I just don't understand it.
Does Mark Zuckerberg live on [bleep] Endor?
[ Laughter ]
I've said in the past we need gun control.
And now I'm saying we need robot control!
Have you never seen a movie?!
Virtually every movie with robots,
it turns out that robots are a bad idea.
Yet scientists insist on making them smarter.
What other dumb movie ideas are scientists going to copy?
Like, "After I make this killer robot,
I'm going to open a petting zoo full of dinosaurs!"
[ Laughter ]
But let's get to the real question
on everyone's mind about robots.
How soon can we [bleep] one?
Woman: This is Harmony. She's a sex robot.
And she's on the front line of a technological revolution.
I might get one.
Anyway, no matter what,
technology always boils down to satisfying our basest impulse.
If it's not killing, it's [bleep], right?
The Internet gave us new ways to masturbate.
Sex robots -- now they're a reality.
Pretty soon, we're gonna find out the Wright Brothers only built a plane
so they could fly to Thailand for some sex tourism.
Robots are taking our jobs!
And they're trying to kill us.
And now we're even granting them rights.
Man: Saudi Arabia has granted full citizenship
to the humanoid robot Sophia.
Sophia can speak, mimic human expressions,
and solve math problems.
It does not have to wear a head scarf there
or be accompanied by a male guardian.
Man: Many are upset, saying the machine appears to have
more rights than millions of real women.
Does this -- Does this surprise anyone?!
It's Saudi Arabia!
Hummus has more rights than women in Saudi Arabia!
We've got to be careful where we go with A.I.
Once robots start integrating into society,
we better learn to stop putting ideas into their robot heads.
Do you want to destroy humans? Please say no.
Okay. I will destroy humans.
[ Laughter ]
Wow. I-I-I feel like
I've heard that somewhere before.
[ Imitating The Terminator ] I'll be back.