I laughed seeing Elon Musk as your picture lol.
I totally agree about your comments about AI tech being around for much longer than we realize, as you said I guarantee it's been something behind the curtains for quite a while now that they intentionally chose not to reveal. I think AI and automation are going to be the biggest innovations/inventions that completely shape civilization in this century. As I mentioned on my original post, modern societies are rapidly aging and there will be a shortage of working age adults. These technologies may actually become a necessity down the road. I believe that AI and automation will first replace mundane jobs, which is already occurring right now, but will eventually start taking on much bigger roles as the technology advances. I see AI becoming a huge thing in medicine and science in particular. I believe AI will create major scientific breakthroughs that have profound impacts on society. I'm talking things like curing cancer, nuclear fusion, reverse aging, space travel, etc.
I can't say how this will change society in the way humans live though, that is just pure speculation. Humans will still have jobs or careers, it just will cause a shift in the manner of which we work. When the engine, dishwasher and internet were invented we didn't see humans just sit around all day doing nothing, it just freed up time and made things far easier. I see automation and AI playing out like this but I also see low skill workers being rendered useless and incapable. As bad as it sounds, many people do not have the natural aptitude or intelligence to even be qualified to enlist into the U.S Army, and if they can't do that what would they be able to do in an advanced society like this? It's an interesting idea in that it may spur human evolution to where the average IQ is slightly higher than what it is today.
I've been watching/listening about a lot of this AI stuff lately and I'm convinced it's going to completely shape this century and from there on. Seeing it capable of creating it's own artwork, and now they are even using it to recreate voices of deceased/aging actors......crazy stuff.
As for humans themselves, while we may live in a more advanced society I do believe that there is going to be a shift, as I had alluded to in my original post. The things I'm discussing about AI are not going to be tomorrow, but I can see some of these social changes within a couple decades. I think the leftist/woke types are going to be slowly bred out, which literally just leaves those who hold on to more traditional values. In my opinion, I believe that this leftist experiment has been a complete failure and people are now realizing it. Gay people and trannies will naturally not reproduce. Career women with a masculine mindset will reproduce but at much lower rates compared to more traditional women. These career women are also incredibly unhappy and people are now aware of this, thus normal women wouldn't want to emulate their behavior.
As for men specifically, I think it's important to invest a lot and pursue wealth but also work hard at a job and became irreplaceable if possible. I think the trades are not going anywhere and this would be a fantastic time to learn to be a plumber or something along those lines. AI and automation will not be able to replace something like this for a very very long time.