Elon Musk says these jobs may vanish while others survive the AI age

Elon MuskArtificial intelligence is no longer limited to science-fiction stories or experimental laboratories. It is already writing reports, answering customer questions, analysing data, generating images, translating languages and helping companies automate everyday tasks.That progress has raised a difficult question for workers: which jobs will still exist as AI becomes more capable? Tesla CEO Elon Musk told the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington in January 2026 that advances in artificial intelligence and robotics could eventually make work optional rather than a necessity for people to earn a living, Fortune reported. He suggested that machines could produce many of the goods and services people need, leaving humans to work mainly for interest, purpose or personal satisfaction.