Elon Musk Podcast Elon Musk: Will AI & Robots Make Your Job Obsolete? How to Stay Valuable in the Next 20 Years
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Dec 4, 2025 The discussion dives into Elon Musk's bold prediction about AI and robotics rendering most job skills obsolete in 20 years. Insightful advice emerges on why college remains valuable, focusing on social growth and broad learning. Practical strategies for students emphasize judgment tasks and building a reliable portfolio. Parents are encouraged to promote diverse experiences for resilience. The conversation also touches on the future of robotics in homes and the evolving landscape for entrepreneurs navigating an AI-driven marketplace.
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AI Will Shift Work Toward Human Judgment
- Elon Musk predicts AI and robots will make most job skills obsolete within 20 years, shifting paid work toward human judgment and responsibility.
- Will Walden frames college value as social growth, broad learning, and building range to connect ideas when tasks become automated.
Focus On Judgment Tasks
- Break your chosen field into tasks and focus your time on the tasks that require judgment, not those models already perform.
- Build prompt chains, audit outputs with a test list, and design workflows that combine AI speed with human checks.
Show Proof, Not Posture
- Build a public portfolio with full artifacts, including prompt chains, mistakes found, fixes tried, and your final decision.
- Add a one-page reflection explaining what you learned and what you'd change next time to prove ownership.