Inside the AI Awakening: Shocking Joe Rogan with a Grim Forecast for Humanity’s Future

Remember when the idea of robots matching our human smarts seemed like sci-fi mumbo jumbo, the kind of thing you’d see tucked between alien invasion flicks or time-travel TV dramas? Well, buckle up — that future’s sneaking up on us faster than you can say “Hey Siri.” AI isn’t just lurking behind your phone autocorrect or popping up in creative Instagram filters anymore; according to some brainy folks from Gladstone AI, machines are rapidly closing in on doing our jobs with a success rate that’s doubling every four months. Yeah, you heard that right. By 2027, AI might be pulling off tasks that used to take human researchers hours, hitting a 50 percent success rate or better. So Joe Rogan getting stunned by an AI doomsday clock isn’t just podcast hype—it’s a sneak peek into a very real, head-scratching dilemma: when bots become colleagues (or competition), where does that leave us? Do we sigh in relief and enjoy shorter workweeks, or brace for some Skynet-style chaos? Either way, it’s wild times ahead. LEARN MORE

AI experts have revealed how quickly artificial intelligence is catching up with human capabilities after stunning Joe Rogan with their ‘doomsday clock’ prediction.

In the not so distant past, AI robots with human capabilities were nothing more than storylines in futuristic films or TV shows — however, they could very much be part of our lives very soon.

From computer generated images in social media trends to predictive text suggestions, it’s fair to say that we’re never more than a few clicks away from artificial intelligence, and this is something which experts believe will only grow in the years to come.

So how does AI measure up when performing the same tasks which us mere mortal humans are able to do?

There’s no denying the growth of AI in recent years (Getty Stock Image)

According to Gladstone AI founders Jeremie and Edouard Harris, it’s not that far off at all.

When the pair aren’t leaving Joe Rogan stunned with their response to an ‘AI doomsday clock’ scenario, they were explaining how quickly computer intelligence is learning how to complete several things we do on a daily basis.

Referencing a recent study conducted by research company METR during their interview on the podcast, which tested AI models against tasks which humans are also capable of completing.

Calling the findings ‘the most concrete piece of evidence we have’ Jeremie explained: “They ask the question ‘Pick a task which takes a human a certain amount of time and then see how likely the best is AI system will solve that task’.”

Rogan was left stunned by some of the predictions from the pair(YouTube/@joerogan)

The researchers then completed the same experiment with various tasks which take different amounts of time before comparing the time taken and success rate to that of a human.

Revealing the surprising results, he continued: “When it comes to AI research itself… you’re hitting 50 percent success rate for tasks which take an hour long.

“And that is doubling every four months.”

The pair then finished the explanation by saying that by 2027, work completed by a human AI researcher could be conducted by a machine and yield a 50 percent success rate.

Artificial Intelligence: coming to a job near you very soon (Getty Stock Images)

So, in a world where AI is able to undertake most jobs, where does that leave humans?

There’s a lot of debate around the subject, with people predicting everything leisure-filled utopias to societal breakdown and even the end of human life itself. Which is quite a daunting prospect.

Rogan himself seemed at a loss for suggestions, joking that the popular ‘universal basic income’ approach would only leave people ‘on the dole working for the f**king Skynet’.

How who knows, maybe we’ll see end to the 40-hour working week or the end of humanity itself in the next few decades.