August 5, 2026

Elon Musk Predicts ‘Money Won’t Matter in 2036.’ Is This His Worst Prediction Yet or Prophetic?

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Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk claimed at the company’s Texas Gigafactory in late July that “Money won’t matter in 2036.” AI and humanoid robots will drive the cost of core needs so low that currency becomes obsolete, asking AI will exceed “the su...