Your Jobless Life in 2150 Will Be Surprisingly Busy

At 11 p.m., you’re getting a standing ovation for holding one leg of a chair. In a world where AI does every job perfectly, it’s the first time all day someone has actually needed you—not paid you, rated you, or optimized you. One ordinary guy and his sarcastic robot spend a day trying to hear three little words: “I need you.” Along the way: automation replacing tasks, the awkward money question behind universal basic income, and a future where care, trust, and being physically present may matter more than having a job. 0:00 Intro 0:46 Seven a.m. — Nothing to apply for 1:50 Nine a.m. — Failure one 3:14 Twelve p.m. — Failure two 4:34 Three p.m. — The empty hall 5:36 Six p.m. — Failure three 6:43 Nine p.m. — The money problem 8:07 Eleven p.m. — Needed If AI covered everyone’s basic needs, what would make you feel useful? Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) — "Investigations", "Carefree", "Merry Go", "Hep Cats", "Pixel Peeker Polka - faster", "Wallpaper", "Inspired". Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License #future #artificialintelligence #animation