Tech billionaire Elon Musk reiterated his belief that AI and robots are needed to save the U.S. economy from crippling debt.
The Tesla CEO issued the fatalistic warning during a conversation with podcaster Dwarkesh Patel and Stripe Co-Founder John Collison. In the interview, Musk was asked about his harsh spending cuts while serving under the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency, during which the SpaceX CEO raised concerns about alleged waste and fraud as well as the national debt, arguing that technology could lead to GDP growth and eliminate debt.
Musk stepped down from his role at DOGE after enacting aggressive federal department cuts. The remarks come shortly after Musk was reportedly summoned by European…