Elon Musk predicts robots will force a 'universal basic income' in the future

Machines equipped with artificial intelligence are ever creeping into the workforce, and for humans, this could soon mean job displacement and a'universal basic income,' according to Elon Musk. The billionaire explained that our options may be limited in the future as automation becomes the norm, and this could even leave people with more time to enjoy their lives. Musk said humans will eventually need to achieve symbiosis with'digital super-intelligence' in order to cope with the advancing world – but, he warns doing this might be the toughest challenge of all. Machines equipped with artificial intelligence are ever creeping into the workforce, and for humans, this could soon mean job displacement and a'universal basic income,' according to Elon Musk (pictured) This past summer, when asked at the Code Conference in southern California if the answer to the question of whether we are in a simulated computer game was'yes', Elon Musk said the answer is'probably'. Musk believes that computer game technology, particularly virtual reality, is already approaching a point that it is indistinguishable from reality.