{"id":274758,"date":"2025-11-21T04:01:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T04:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/274758\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T04:01:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T04:01:11","slug":"elon-musk-says-that-ai-will-eliminate-poverty-and-make-everyone-wealthy-these-17-genuinely-intelligent-replies-beg-to-differ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/274758\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk says that AI will &#8216;eliminate poverty&#8217; and &#8216;make everyone wealthy&#8217; &#8211; these 17 genuinely intelligent replies beg to differ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Elon Musk has more money than anyone on Earth (and Mars, presumably). So we should take him at his word when he says he\u2019s got a plan to make us all rich, right? If he can generate that much wealth, surely he not only knows how to make the rest of us rich, but he\u2019d certainly do it if he could.<\/p>\n<p>Here are his words on how robots will make us rich beyond our wildest dreams.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The most likely outcome is that AI and robots make everyone wealthy. In fact, far wealthier than the richest person on Earth<\/p>\n<p>By this, I mean that people will have access to everything from medical care that is superhuman to games that are far more fun that what exists today.\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bCqUV218BJ\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/bCqUV218BJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1991238829198713072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">November 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Considering Elon is a man who has trouble keeping his promises (see: government efficiency, hyperloop train service, self-driving Teslas, and so much more), the internet remained skeptical of this promise of riches for all.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the more pointed critiques of Elon\u2019s vision of the future.<\/p>\n<p>1.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">AI will make everyone wealthy in the same way access to the internet made everyone smart.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 E (@NCC_1701_E_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NCC_1701_E_\/status\/1991240244507582864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">November 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A more likely outcome is a small group of super wealthy people controlling all the resources and using that power to dominate the rest of the population.<\/p>\n<p>You sit on a Throne of Lies<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jamison Daniel (@AntiquarianMuse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AntiquarianMuse\/status\/1991247470571987016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">November 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>3.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Anybody believe this horseshit? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CrkGFKyzLW\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/CrkGFKyzLW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TheRealThelmaJohnson (@TheRealThelmaJ1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheRealThelmaJ1\/status\/1991259303911608570?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">November 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>4.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">JUST IN: Elon Musk says AI and humanoid robots will \u201celiminate humans\u201d and \u201cmake him wealthy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TIGA Coin (@tiga_coin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tiga_coin\/status\/1991182045754675371?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">November 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>5.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">For the lurkers: anyone that sells you a utopia is leading you into bondage and terror<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 onetallorder (@onetallorfour) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/onetallorfour\/status\/1991249359699136951?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">November 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>6.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">You keep framing this as a positive outcome. Humans need purpose more than anything. This will put generations in early graves until we find a new purpose.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Treyding Stocks (@TreydingStocks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TreydingStocks\/status\/1991240837603242490?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">November 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>7.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The world\u2019s first trillionaire who has done nothing but screw his workers has thoughts on replacing humans. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/a8M40XQEMq\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/a8M40XQEMq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Randy Bryce (@IronStache) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IronStache\/status\/1991297460530999326?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">November 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>8.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We all know that this isn\u2019t how it fucking works. What actually happens, is a dozen people will be become Trillionaires, while millions of people become homeless.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Urinal Cake (@UrinalCake619) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UrinalCake619\/status\/1991217456816255279?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">November 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Elon Musk has more money than anyone on Earth (and Mars, presumably). 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