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Musk discusses AI and deficit in exclusive interview

Updated 2026-10-17 12:40 UTC 1 source Neutral

Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, told biographer Walter Isaacson that the DOGE experiment proved there's 'no way we were gonna solve the deficit from within the government.' He suggested AI and robots could be part of the solution.

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Exclusive: Musk tells Isaacson "AI and robots" will need to fix deficit

Elon Musk tells biographer Walter Isaacson in a new podcast interview that the fizzled DOGE experiment, which the SpaceX and Tesla CEO once headed, proved there's "no way we were gonna solve the deficit from within the government." "The only way we're going to solve the national debt

2026-10-17 12:23 UTC