Musk tells Isaacson only AI and robots can fix US debt

Elon Musk says his time running DOGE proved the US government cannot cut spending from within, and only artificial intelligence and robots offer a solution.

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Oct 17, 2026

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Musk tells Isaacson only AI and robots can fix US debt

Elon Musk says his time running DOGE proved the US government cannot cut spending from within, and only artificial intelligence and robots offer a solution.

In brief

Elon Musk says his time running DOGE proved the US government cannot cut spending from within, and only artificial intelligence and robots offer a solution. Elon Musk told biographer Walter Isaacson that AI and robots are the only way to solve US national debt, after concluding his time running DOGE showed government…

Musk's DOGE conclusion

Elon Musk told biographer Walter Isaacson on his new podcast The Builders that running DOGE showed him the US government cannot fix its deficit from inside.

Only AI and robots can help

Musk said the only way to solve national debt is with AI and robots, not by trying to save money. Almost nobody in power truly wants to cut spending, he added.

“The only way we're going to solve the national debt is with AI and robots.”

Musk regrets DOGE involvement

Musk admitted he got carried away with DOGE and spent four months in the White House when he should have stayed in the background for one or two months to focus on AI sooner.

“I should have gone back and focused on AI a little sooner than I did.”

What it means

Elon Musk told biographer Walter Isaacson that AI and robots are the only way to solve US national debt, after concluding his time running DOGE showed government cannot fix the deficit internally.

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