Jeff Bezos reveals AI vision that could transform the American workweek
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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos laid out a sweeping vision for America’s future Wednesday, telling Fox News the U.S. must beat China to the moon, artificial intelligence (AI) could help families get by with less work and data centers could one day operate in space.
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In an exclusive interview with chief political anchor Bret Baier on “Special Report,” Bezos outlined his ambitions for Blue Origin and AI while pushing back on politicians who cast billionaires as villains.
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“Success is not villainy,” Bezos said.
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The interview took place on Blue Origin’s factory floor in Cape Canaveral, Florida, as Fox News Channel marked its 30th anniversary.
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Bezos said the U.S. must prevail in the race against China to land humans on the moon, expressing confidence that an American landing is possible in 2028.
“We have to beat China to the moon, and I believe we will beat China to the moon,” he said.
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He said NASA and Blue Origin are focused on the goal, with cargo deliveries needed to support a sustained human presence.
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“We have to be able to land cargo routinely on the moon to support a lunar base on the moon,” Bezos said.
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“So, there’s a lot of work to be done, but there’s every reason to believe that we can put humans on the moon in 2028.”
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While Mars remains a destination, Bezos argued against skipping the moon, describing it as “a gift” because of its proximity to Earth and resources that could support future missions.
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“We’ll go to Mars.
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We’ll do all the other things.
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But we need to go to the moon first,” he said.
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Bezos said lunar soil could be used to manufacture solar cells and oxygen produced on the moon could serve as rocket propellant.
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The goal, he said, should be to establish a lasting presence.
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“It won’t just be a mission and leave,” he said.
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Blue Origin is also preparing to return its New Glenn rocket to flight in December, Bezos said, after an explosion during an engine test in May that Baier detailed during the broadcast.
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Bezos praised the team for repairing the launch pad, saying the next flight will carry Blue Ring, a vehicle designed to transport payloads into different orbits and farther into space.
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Asked about plans to increase launches from one pad from 12 to 50 annually, Bezos said Blue Origin is building three additional pads.
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“Our goal is to fly every day,” he said.
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“And, then, once we’re flying every day, we want to fly every hour.
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And then once we’re flying every hour, we want to fly every minute.”
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That final goal, he acknowledged, draws skepticism from his own team.
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“They think I’m crazy,” Bezos said.
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“But I’ve seen crazy things before come true.”
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Bezos said he has personally invested $28 billion in Blue Origin and that the company recently raised $10 billion from outside investors for the first time.
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He also said an initial public offering could come several years from now.
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“I didn’t really want to take outside investors until I was sure that it would be a good investment for them,” he said.
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His vision for AI is similarly ambitious, with Bezos predicting productivity gains could allow some families to live on one income or support themselves with a shorter workweek.
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“Some people will also decide, you know what?
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I can support my family by working three days a week,” he said.
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“That’s what productivity in the economy means.”
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Bezos argued those gains could create a labor shortage as Americans choose to work less.
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“It’s going to actually be difficult to hire people because the productivity in the economy is going to make it so that if people don’t want to work two jobs, they won’t have to,” he said.
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Bezos said Amazon was in a “very special position” after substantially expanding its workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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He acknowledged public fears about AI’s impact on jobs but said he disagreed with those predicting a more troubling outcome.
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At Prometheus, where Bezos is a co-founder and co-CEO, he said the goal is to develop an “artificial general engineer” that helps people turn ideas into physical products.
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“We’re going to make the tools so easy to use that anyone will be able to be an engineer,” he said.
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Bezos said AI could generate double-digit productivity gains across the economy.
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Asked whether the industry is in an investment bubble, he said it is “very hard to know,” but he argued that useful technology can survive even when investors lose money.
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