Work will be optional! Really? Elon Musk and Jensen Huang

Work will be optional! Really? Elon Musk & Jensen Huang

 Elon Musk offered a long-term prediction that work will become optional (perhaps in 10 to 20 years), similar to playing a video game or growing vegetables in a backyard as a hobby.

Jensen Huang countered with a near-term perspective, suggesting that while everyone's jobs will change and people will be more productive, they will likely be busier. This increased productivity frees up time to pursue the numerous ideas and backlog items that people or companies have.

 The debate took place at the U.S.-Saudi Arabia investment forum in Washington in November 2025.  The link to the whole conversation is below.

 To add a bit to the debate myself. I just published research on the impact of artificial intelligence on the labor market.

 Some jobs have been lost to AI, but currently, AI is a net job creator, not a job killer.

 We did not lose 45% of the jobs due to automation since 2013, as "predicted" by "The Future of Employment," by Frey and Osborne, two researchers from the University of Oxford. Many investments are being made to build infrastructure and train people, and numerous companies are dedicating significant time and effort to finding productive ways to use the new technology.

 In the meantime, keep your cool and keep learning.