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Elon Musk: Digital jobs face AI threat, physical work safer
Elon Musk has predicted that artificial intelligence will replace digital jobs far more quickly than physical ones. Speaking at the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington, the Tesla CEO said machines could eventually…
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Elon Musk has predicted that artificial intelligence will replace digital jobs far more quickly than physical ones. Speaking at the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington, the Tesla CEO said machines could eventually produce most goods and services, making work optional for humans, Fortune reported. Musk described the shift as akin to computers replacing manual calculation work, but happening much faster.
Jobs most at risk, according to Musk, include data entry, administrative support, customer service, routine content production, and entry-level analysis, tasks that follow fixed rules or process large amounts of information. In contrast, physical roles such as welding, plumbing, cooking, and farming will survive longer. Healthcare and caregiving jobs that require emotional trust and unpredictable responses are also less vulnerable to automation.
The Indian Opinion
The usual narrative around AI swings between techno-utopia and mass unemployment. Musk's framing, that physical work endures but digital drudgery vanishes, is more nuanced than either extreme, but it glosses over how many white-collar roles mix routine and judgment. The real test will not be which jobs vanish, but how quickly reskilling keeps pace. A number to watch: the share of job postings that explicitly require AI supervision skills, not just AI tool use.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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