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While there's increasing concern about the impact artificial intelligence has had and will have on the human race, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos thinks we're headed towards "civilisational abundance".At Italian Tech Week 2025, Bezos revealed that he doesn't understand why people are so afraid of AI; he believes that as technology advances, there will be a lot to look forward to.The entrepreneur predicted that humans would migrate to outer space by 2045: "In the next couple of decades, I believe there will be millions of people living in space. That's how fast this is going to accelerate."He claims the shift would be a personal choice, not a compulsion. "They'll mostly be living there because they want to. We don't need people to live in space."Bezos imagines that robots would take care of any labour-intensive tasks in space. "If you need to do some work on the surface of the moon or anywhere else, we will be able to send robots to do that work, and that will be much more cost-effective than sending humans."In response to public fear about AI replacing humans, the Amazon founder pointed out that technological progress has always brought humans more opportunities. "Civilisational abundance comes from our inventions," he noted. "10,000 years ago, somebody invented the plough and we all got richer. I'm talking about all of civilisation."Jeff Bezos affirmed, "These tools increase our abundance, and that pattern will continue."Other billionaires have shared the same sentiment, viewing AI as a key factor in both paving the way for technological development and improving our quality of life.Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg believes that AI will be "the most important technology that enables the most new products and innovation and value creation and history."Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates even suggested that AI could eventually shorten workweeks, allowing more time for leisure.Only time will tell if humanity survives this new wave of the Industrial Revolution intact.This article is written by Tejasree K, an intern.
