Motley Fool Money · Friday, July 17, 2026
The conversation touches on the potential impact of robots and AI on employment, questioning what humans will do if machines perform most tasks. One host suggests that new careers like 'podcasting' and 'influencing' have emerged unexpectedly, challenging the premise that automation will eliminate all jobs.
“And so I suppose it's it's been catalyzed more recently because, you know, just to dumb it down, robots and AI. Which is, well, wait a second. If machines are doing everything, what are humans gonna do? And if humans aren't gonna do anything, are they they don't have a job, how are they gonna pay for stuff?”
“It may well be that, uh, that AI and robotics doesn't live up to the promise or at least not in any practical term kind of sense. Or that it does and we all become artists, you know, um, and, and, and that's enough to sort of sustain us.”
“Turns out that podcasting is a career. Turns out that influencer is a career. Like, things that just weren't imagined, but just human's just sort of, you know, not retreat, but I guess go to other areas.”