Bill Gates Says A $10-an-Hour Robot Could Replace The $20-an-Hour Worker – 'There Is No Plan' For What Comes Next

Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. A $20-an-hour worker has rent, groceries and bills to cover. A $10-an-hour robot has one big selling point for employers — it costs half as much to get the job done. As artificial intelligence advances, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates warns that workers could face a race against machines with no clear plan for what happens when they lose. "The people who need the most time are the ones who have the least," Gates wrote in an essay published on his Gates Notes blog in August.