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Elon Musk predicts work will be 'optional' in coming decades
2026-01-09
[FOX Business] Billionaire Elon Musk is signaling that artificial intelligence and robotics could eliminate the need to work in the next few decades.
Currently restricted to DEI approved sectors, soon to become 'optional.'
Musk attended the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum and was asked on a panel about the long-term impacts of robotics and AI on the workforce. He offered a bold prediction about the future of work.

"I don't know what long term is, maybe it's 10, 20 years or something like that," Musk said. "My prediction is that work will be optional."

"It'll be like playing sports or a video game or something like that. If you want to work in the same way, like you can go to the store and just buy some vegetables, or you could grow vegetables in your backyard. It's much harder to grow vegetables in your backyard, but some people still do it because they like growing vegetables," Musk said.

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