A video clip shared by Elon Musk paints a future where Tesla robots dominate daily life, but it's not one that many are looking forward to.

It was a moment of playful banter between two of the most influential figures in technology, but the stakes behind their words were anything but light. On stage at the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum, Elon Musk leaned into a sweeping vision: a future where artificial intelligence and robotics make work “optional” and render money irrelevant.