Elon Musk says 'AI and robots' are the only way to solve America's debt burden
Source: Business Insider ·
Elon Musk estimated that "digital superintelligence" could boost the global output of goods and services by 20% to 30%.
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Elon Musk said his stint at DOGE led him to this conclusion.Kevin Dietsch/Getty ImagesElon Musk said that "AI and robots" are the key to fixing America's national debt.On a podcast, Musk said it would be "impossible" to tackle any other way.He predicted "digital superintelligence" could boost the output of goods and services by 20% to 30%.Elon Musk said artificial intelligence and robots — not government spending cuts — are the only way to fix the US national debt problem.Speaking on a newly released episode of author Walter Isaacson's "The Builders" podcast, Musk said his 130-day stint as a special government employee in the second Trump administration led him to that view.Musk, the world's richest person, served as the de facto leader of the White House DOGE office from January to May 2025, where he sought to slash federal spending."I came to the conclusion that the only way we're going to solve the national debt is with AI and robots. We're not going to solve it by trying to save…