New Delhi, Nov. 30 -- Tech magnate Elon Musk asserts that rapidly accelerating advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics will render compulsory human labor obsolete, potentially making work an "optional hobby" within the next two decades.

The CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, and xAI shared this optimistic, yet radical, forecast during a recent podcast conversation with Indian entrepreneur Nikhil Kamath.

"My prediction is that in less than 20 years, working will be optional, like a hobby, pretty much," Musk stated, suggesting the massive scale of AI and automation could materialize this shift in as little as 10 to 15 years.

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