Elon Musk’s recent post on X has created major buzz on social media regarding the future of AI. The Tesla CEO took to the social media platform to upload an AI generated video featuring robots doing jobs that humans do. This encompasses the healthcare industry, police forces, hospitality, and entertainment, among others.
The video has gained significant clout since the upload. Although Musk’s post has garnered more negative reactions from among netizens, some users chose to look at the positive side of a world where menial, day to day tasks were automated and assigned to AI robots. Additionally, the video also embodies the ideas Musk proposed during the recent U.S. Saudi Investment Forum 2025 in Washington.
Elon Musk shares a shocking AI video of robots working human jobs
On November 21, Tesla CEO Elon Musk uploaded an AI generated video that featured visualizations of different models of Optimus, the general-purpose robot being developed by the company. The video features Optimus engaged in different kinds of profession.
This includes the robot working as a construction site laborer, medical unit, martial arts fighter, police officer, dealer at a casino, and chef. A recurring clip in the video is that of the monochromatic Optimus robot wearing the X cap, possibly working as a blogger or content creator.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 21, 2025
This video embodies Elon Musk’s vision of a world in which AI robotics will boost the global economy. Viewing them as the answer to eradicating poverty, the Tesla CEO ardently believes that the presence of AI and humanoid robots will make life easier while generating more wealth. However, this idea has not welcomed wholeheartedly by social media users.
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Netizens react to Elon Musk’s vision of AI future
Users on X (formerly Twitter) took to the platform to express their reactions and opinions of Elon Musk’s recent video of AI robots replacing humans at workplaces. Most of the comments in the original post echo a negative sentiment pertaining to the concerns of an AI takeover of jobs being done by human beings to this date. Many users preferred to convey the same by sharing memes, such as one from The Terminator franchise. Others directly criticized the pace at which AI is developing in the contemporary times.
— C.U.E (@Lilchutto) November 21, 2025
— Cyborgigy (@FrogstarWorld) November 21, 2025
Nevertheless, there were some who chose to take Musk’s side. Some netizens bluntly asked when the Optimus robot models would be available for hiring. Another user elaborated on Musk’s vision of an AI-driven future. The person wrote that the presence of AI robots will trigger a major transformation in the “global labor system.”
Okay when can Optimus help me on a job site? I need a laborer.
— Mary Tiles Texas (@MaryTilesTexas) November 21, 2025
Most people still look at the Tesla robot as a “high-end home appliance,”
— Zhuo (@cmyxsDupJd83994) November 21, 2025
but from an economic perspective, it’s something entirely different:
It’s the upgrade of the global labor system itself.
For the first time in human history:
The size of the labor force is no longer…
As criticism of Elon Musk’s AI-driven future continues, there remain some who choose to take the Tesla CEO’s side. Indeed, every technological development has its pros and cons. Yet, it is the intention and manner of utility that decides whether a piece of technology will be a boon or a bane for human society.
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