Robots & Artificial Intelligence‘It’s hire the robot, fire the human and don’t look back’: Bill Gates warns AI will replace nearly all work skills and cause widespread job losses Posted on October 28, 2026 by Administrator Bill Gates has warned the continued development of artificial intelligence and robots will cause widespread job losses – including in manual labour. The billionaire founder of Microsoft said that both ‘white-collar work’ and the ‘skills of physical human labour’ were at risk. He blamed the ‘incentive structure’ of businesses looking to increase their profits. ‘It’s hire the robot, fire the human and don’t look back,’ said Mr Gates.
