On Tuesday, October 21, 2025, Elon Musk once again addressed the concerns of netizens regarding AI taking over human jobs. A netizen posited that Amazon might replace 600,000 of its employees with robots, contending that it would be "ludicrous" for humans to still be involved in packing and transportation tasks a decade from now, effectively signaling "the end of the human era in the workforce."

In response to such concerns, Musk had previously remarked that with the swift advancement of AI technology, its intelligence quotient (IQ) could potentially outstrip that of all humans within the next five years. By 2030, he suggested, humans might confront widespread unemployment, with the majority of professional and technical roles likely being taken over by AI. He cited that the global number of Java-related positions had plummeted by 30% in just over a year. Moreover, Google's Codey tool was capable of automatically generating 70% of basic code, and Meta had plans to have AI handle the responsibilities of mid-level software engineers by 2025.

Meanwhile, AI had already started replacing human labor in fields such as factory quality inspection and data engineering, resulting in a decrease in recruitment demand. However, Musk also expressed the belief that AI displacing human jobs was not necessarily detrimental. He envisioned a future where humans might not feel compelled to work, high incomes would be prevalent, and there would be an abundance of goods and services.

He further underscored that AI could not entirely supplant jobs demanding high emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills, such as those of psychologists, creative professionals, and teachers.