Is Elon Musk saying in 10-20 years AI and robots will make us all unemployed?

[TheButcher]

Is Elon Musk saying in 10-20 years AI and robots will make us all unemployed?


"Elon Musk says that in 10 to 20 years, work will be optional and money will be irrelevant thanks to AI and robotics
Sasha Rogelberg
Updated Fri, November 21, 2025 at 10:19 AM EST·6 min read
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In the future, Elon Musk sees humans as metaphorical vegetable farmers.

The Tesla (TSLA) CEO said at the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday that in the next 10 to 20 years, work will be optional, likening the decision to have a job to the more laborious upkeep of a vegetable garden.

“My prediction is that work will be optional. It’ll be like playing sports or a video game or something like that,” Musk said. “If you want to work, [it’s] the same way you can go to the store and just buy some vegetables, or you can grow vegetables in your backyard. It’s much harder to grow vegetables in your backyard, and some people still do it because they like growing vegetables.”

The future of optional work will be the result of millions of robots in the workforce able to usher in a wave of enhanced productivity, according to Musk. The tech mogul, worth about $470 billion, has made the recent push to expand Tesla beyond just electric vehicles, working on consolidating his sprawling business interests into his broader vision of an AI-fueled, robotic-powered future. That includes his goal of having 80% of Tesla’s value come from his Optimus robots, despite continuous production delays for the humanoid bots."

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[BHT]

Work form home then stay at home do not work, I like that lmao

[Wm2man]

How many of those not working will be making enough to live and support their families?

[trafficseller]

He'll still have a job

[pornmafia]

When you are the richest man in the world with a one trillion dollar pay package what do you care

[bucksm]

It will not even be 10 years before a massive unemployment crisis hits because of AI

[Spritzcams]

Perfect. Communist utopy coming true.

[calista]

Did you know AI is even creeping into wars, there was a report on the news which said AI tech makes decisions which targets to hit in Ukraine. This is so scary.