“AI will make jobs…” Elon Musk once again makes bold prediction about future of work on Nikhil Kamath’s podcast

Elon Musk

Elon Musk has once again shared a sweeping prediction about how artificial intelligence and robotics could reshape everyday life. Speaking with Zerodha co founder Nikhil Kamath on the People by WTF podcast, Musk said that work may become something people choose to do rather than something they must do. The episode was released on Sunday and quickly drew attention because of the scale of the future he described.

Musk said that the pace at which AI and machines are improving could change the basic structure of the economy. According to him, machines may soon be capable of producing most goods and services with very little human involvement. If that happens, he said, the idea of working for a living will lose its importance.

His claim was simple. “My prediction is that, in the future, working will be optional,” he told Kamath. He added that people could revisit this prediction in twenty years to see if he was wrong, but he believed it would turn out to be accurate. He said such a future might arrive even faster, possibly within ten to fifteen years, given how quickly AI and robotics are developing. Musk said he was talking about almost every type of work, from basic services to complex production.

He also argued that advanced technology could make goods more accessible. “If AI and robotics continue to advance and they are advancing very fast people will have any goods and services they want,” he said. “If you can think of it, you can have it.”

To explain the idea, Musk offered a simple example. He said the future of work might feel like the choice between growing vegetables at home and buying them from a store. Both options exist today, but one is clearly more convenient. People who enjoy gardening still choose to grow their own vegetables, but everyone else picks the quicker option. Musk suggested that future work could become similar, something people do because they want to, not because they have to.

The remarks add to Musk’s long list of dramatic predictions about the future of technology. Whether his timeline proves right or not, the comments have again revived debates about how AI could reshape jobs and everyday routines in the coming years.