It’s not the kind of reassurance people on edge about AI were hoping for. Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and the world’s richest man, warned that no job is safe, not even his.

Musk just issued the warning on X (formerly Twitter), the social network he owns, in response to a post praising OpenAI’s ChatGPT. The original message described how a cancer survivor used ChatGPT to challenge doctors’ opinions, advocate for herself, and make better treatment decisions.

“This is bound to ruffle the medical industry and doctors’ feathers,” the user wrote, predicting “a battle incoming” between medicine and AI. The post added: “Doctors can be wrong, and AI can be useful and save lives. This isn’t a value judgment; it’s an observation of an incoming tension.”

For Musk, there’s no longer a debate to be had.

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