Kai-Fu Lee, a computer scientist and venture capitalist, predicts AI will replace at least half of the global human workforce by 2027.

Lee has maintained this prediction since 2017.

He believes AI will take over repetitive jobs such as truck-driving and telemarketing.

Lee's tech background includes work at Apple, Microsoft, and Google.

He currently leads Sinovation Ventures and 01.AI.

Lee asserts that China will lead in AI technology in the future.

He believes that AI will become a backbone technology more important than electricity and the internet.