Tesla CEO Elon Musk said artificial intelligence and humanoid robots could eliminate global poverty and that work will be optional. Speaking alongside NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang and Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology Eng. Abdullah Amer Alswaha at the US Saudi Investment Forum 2025, Musk said the wider adoption of advanced robotics would reshape global wealth distribution.

Musk said that work would eventually become optional as AI systems and robots took over routine tasks. He compared future work choices to recreational activities that people pursue.

Musk said, “My prediction is that work will be optional. It’ll be like playing sports or a video game. If you want to work, it will be similar to choosing between buying vegetables at a store or growing them in

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