Gen Z graduates are searching for any signs that AI won’t be able to swipe their entry-level roles right out of college. But Elon Musk anticipates a very different future for those young hopefuls: by the time they’re in their 40s, they won’t have to work at all.

“In less than 20 years—but maybe even as little as ten or 15 years—the advancements in AI and robotics will bring us to the point where working is optional,” Musk said yesterday on an episode of the People by WTF podcast.

Technologies such as ChatGPT and Google Gemini have already alleviated the burden of some time-consuming work, such as data cleaning, summarization, and other administrative tasks. By 2029, one survey last year found that AI will save workers up to 12 hours per week.

The podcast host, Nikil Kamath, noted that a

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