What will the world look like in ten years? Maybe your job will have already been taken over by AI, the issue of labor shortages will have disappeared, and humanity might even be seriously considering migrating to Mars... Sounds surreal? But if you watched Musk’s recent interview, you’ll realize these aren’t just fantasies.

This time, he didn’t talk about rockets or electric cars, but instead raised three core issues that could potentially rewrite the fate of humanity. Each one is bold, and all are already happening.

**Is AI about to “ascend to godhood”?**
Musk gave a timeline: around 2026, artificial intelligence’s intellectual level will likely surpass that of the smartest humans on Earth. This isn’t an exaggeration—just look at the current rate of model evolution. By then, many brain-intensive and decision-making jobs will be done better by AI than by humans. If jobs disappear, how do people earn money? How will the economy adapt? How will wealth be distributed? These are all pressing questions.

**Fewer people, bigger problems**
Meanwhile, global birth rates are declining. There are fewer young people, the workforce is shrinking, and consumption is dropping as well. On one hand, AI is maximizing production efficiency; on the other, demand is collapsing. Supply and demand are misaligned, and the economic engine could stall completely.

**Debt as a ticking time bomb**
Look at the US national debt—it’s soared to $38 trillion. The annual interest payments alone exceed the defense budget. In a high-interest environment, this hole will only get bigger. Musk puts it bluntly: traditional methods can’t solve this, and in the end, it will probably be eased by printing more money—but ordinary people will pay the price.

**So what are his solutions?**
Musk isn’t panicking. He offers two moves: first, mass-produce humanoid robots, like Tesla’s Optimus, to fill labor gaps and turbocharge productivity; second, expand into space—Earth’s resources and space are limited, so let’s look to Mars for new economic growth opportunities.

It sounds crazy, but on closer thought, it’s not entirely without reason. Over the next ten years, can humanity navigate these hurdles smoothly? The answer may lie in technological breakthroughs and the choices we make.