His argument is not that the existing global poor are going to be automated by AI, but that a great many people are going to join the global poor as their current livelihoods are automated.
A statistically average representative of the "Global Poor" -- e.g. the farmer working a smallholding in India or the DRC -- is unlikely to have his day-to-day activities affected by AI on any foreseeable time horizon, nor is his wealth likely to meaningfully increase or decrease.
The speech should have referenced the poor in industrialized nations, who are very likely to be affected, though I doubt they'll join the ranks of the global poor in most circumstances.
The speech should have referenced the poor in industrialized nations, who are very likely to be affected, though I doubt they'll join the ranks of the global poor in most circumstances.