Senator Bernie Sanders has criticized billionaires like Elon Musk and Bill Gates for their significant investments in artificial intelligence (AI), raising concerns about widespread job displacement and its impact on people's livelihoods. Sanders questioned how individuals would sustain themselves without employment, citing statements from Musk and Gates about AI and automation potentially making work optional. Social media reactions to Sanders' comments included suggestions for solutions such as taxing robot labor for redistribution and implementing universal basic income (UBI) and universal healthcare.