Overview
- Speaking on a panel with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Musk said AI and humanoid robots could end poverty and make paid work a choice.
- He predicted currencies would lose relevance over time, framing future labor as a hobby-like activity rather than a necessity.
- Musk said Tesla aims to pioneer humanoid robots but expects many companies to build them, pointing to Optimus as his envisioned path.
- He has previously called for a government-provided universal high income to support people in a post-work economy.
- Coverage highlighted that studies find AI can aid poverty reduction, yet there is no evidence it can by itself eliminate poverty.