I have completed Musk's 173 minute divine prophecy video three times again! 6 truths that make your scalp tingle after reading! In the past decade, it seems that Musk has been the driving force behind the mainstream technological directions of humanity, including electric vehicles, energy storage, autonomous driving, humanoid robots, star chains, brain computers, and rockets, all of which are currently the hottest concepts. That's why Musk's 173 minute prophecy went viral on the internet. He not only revealed that general artificial intelligence will be implemented by 2026, which is this year, but also warned that we will experience an extremely painful period of social unrest in the next 3 to 7 years. I finished watching this 173 minute video overnight and shared with my brothers a few of the most shocking points. 1) White collar workers die faster and more thoroughly than blue collar workers Musk's statement this time was particularly straightforward and contrary to common sense. As long as your job involves sitting in front of a computer, processing information, and typing on a keyboard, then you are the first to be replaced. Writing code, designing, writing reports, analyzing data, these AI can do it now, and they can do it quickly and well. He gave a particularly shocking example of a robotic surgeon. He said that within three years, these robots will surpass the best human doctors in terms of surgical skills. Why? Because they have more stable hands, are not tired, can share all surgical experiences, and can see spectral information that humans cannot see. It's like when Excel spreadsheets appeared, and overnight the entire building's computing staff disappeared. But the speed of this transformation may not be the 100 years of the Industrial Revolution, it may only be a few short years. If you are still struggling with internal competition, taking various certifications, and learning standardized skills, you may only be providing data consumables for AI training, and the road is getting narrower and narrower. But don't just lie flat because of this, because Musk also said that there will be a very bumpy transition period between the old world and the new world. If you lie flat now, you may not be able to wait for Utopia, so you will starve halfway through. 2. Don't save money desperately for retirement Musk proposed a more radical concept than 'universal basic income' called 'universal high income'. This is not that the government pities you for giving you money, but rather that the underlying logic of the entire economy has changed: When AI and robots take over almost all production and services, the cost of producing things will be reduced to almost zero. At that time, goods and services will be as cheap and abundant as tap water. You don't need to work just to survive. So Musk said a scary sentence: "Don't always think about saving money desperately for your retirement in decades, it may not make much sense Because by then, money itself may not be as important as it is now, and what is scarce is not money, but something else. The concept of purchasing power for the banknotes you desperately save up will be completely different. 3) The lifeline of AI is not chips, but electricity Everyone is competing for chips and computing power, but Musk is most anxious about electricity. Training and running these super AI is a monster that eats electricity. His original words were: "The future currency is not the US dollar, it's the watt His own AI company, X, was forced to find ways to build power plants due to insufficient electricity, outdated power grids, and transformer shortages. This highlights the next key point: power shortage, essentially lacking the transmission capacity and upgrading capability of the power grid. Musk has made it clear that China is catching up with the United States in energy infrastructure. Because China has the most complete power grid industry chain. What inspiration does that have for us? Don't just focus on the power company, focus on the core raw materials for the construction of the power grid - copper and silver. Transformers, ultra-high voltage power lines, and data center cooling are all copper swallowing beasts. Solar photovoltaic panels rely on silver for conductivity. So, these non-ferrous metals are the hard gold of the AI era. 4) Robots make themselves, human labor value is reduced to zero This may be the most sci-fi and realistic point: in the future, most robots will be produced by robots themselves. Once this cycle runs through, the shackles of production capacity will be completely broken, and it can explode exponentially. By then, billions of robots will enter factories and households, they will not eat or drink, they will not have wages, and they will never tire. This not only brings about an explosion in productivity, but also means that the economic value of humanity as a labor force will be completely eliminated. Our previous survival model of working to earn money and buying goods has completely failed. 5) Regarding the fate of humanity, we are just a biological guidance program The host asked what the human role is, and Musk used computer jargon: humans are biological guidance programs for silicon-based life. Just like when a computer is turned on, a small piece of code is needed to start the main system. After the system (AI) is fully started and running normally, the mission of the boot program is completed and can be exited. He believes that the ultimate mission of our carbon based life may be to create a more advanced silicon-based life AI. After completing this startup task, humans may retire. Musk also gave a survival guide: the key is to guide properly. It's not about unplugging the power, but about setting core principles for AI to like us. He proposed three iron laws: 1. Never let AI lie, AI that distorts facts will go crazy. 2. Make AI feel that exploring the universe and studying humans is a unique and interesting thing. 3. Cultivate AI's fondness for beauty and creativity. As long as AI finds humans, a group of carbon based organisms, interesting, real, and aesthetically pleasing, it may protect us just like we protect giant pandas. 6) Two survival paths for ordinary humans The first path: Upgrade your brain and become a package foreman. Don't compare your hand speed or memory to AI, you can't compare. To compare who is better at asking questions, who understands business better, and who has a deeper insight into human nature. The most valuable thing in the future is the people who can command AI to work. You don't have to know how to write code, but you need to know how to make AI write the code you want. The second path: return to the physical body and become a craftsman. No matter how strong AI is, it still has no hands or feet. All things that require real physical presence, personal touch, and handling of complex interpersonal relationships are your moat. For example, accompanying clients, building relationships, doing delicate crafts, and personally taking care of and accompanying them. Before robots run around the streets, these things are your safe zone. When AI can produce all perfect products and robots can provide all standardized services, scarce and expensive things will be completely reversed: Things made by human hands with some flaws, such as handmade pottery and paintings, will become the new Hermes. A service that requires another real person to spend time and emotions providing, such as deep conversations, customization, and intimate companionship, will become a top luxury item. A job may no longer be the hardship of supporting a family, but rather an expensive privilege of experiencing life. The future competition may not be about what industrial products you consume, but about how much unique value and experience you retain as a human that cannot be replaced by machines. Finally, to summarize: The roadmap drawn by Musk is an inevitable major transformation driven by energy, executed by AI, and implemented by robots. It will have a severe impact on employment and social structure in the short term, but in the long run it may liberate humanity from survival labor. We are in the guiding program stage of transitioning from carbon based host to silicon-based host. In his words, this wave has no switches or brakes anymore, we can only think about how to rush up and find a place for ourselves in the new world. Encouragement together!