Elon Musk tells 20-year-olds the AI-era edge is broad knowledge, not doing the work
floguo · x · 2026-09-30
In a CGTN interview, Elon Musk shared his advice for 20-year-olds on surviving the AI era: get as broad-based an education as possible — arts, sciences, engineering, and wide general knowledge.
His reasoning: AI and robots will fulfill almost any request immediately, so the edge won't be doing the work but knowing what to ask for. The broader your knowledge, the better your questions.
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