“Don’t go to medical school!” – Elon Musk predicts AI robots will make human surgeons ‘pointless’ within three years, and the chinny reckon is visible from space
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The 3 year timeline is absurd. The human body is infinitely more complex than a rocket.
For now, instead of relying on 🤖 surgeons for critical procedures, we should focus on utilizing AI for healthcare admin. That’s where the real cost-efficiency lies, not in automating the OR. https://t.co/c4GNyfck6I
— Johnny Socratous (@johnnysocratous) January 14, 2026
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In 2011 I went to the Museum of Flight with my grandpa and there was a display talking about how Elon's mission to mars would launch in 2018 https://t.co/s7Yg5zemFs
— mista bean isolation (@TayRube) January 11, 2026
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Elon, who charges people $8 monthly for prime access to this hellsite, claims healthcare will be free.
Guess what, genius? It's already free in the UK. https://t.co/TTSZIw6A69— Mike Holden (@MikeHolden42) January 11, 2026
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God he's stupid
— Brandon Bradford (@BrandonLBradfor) January 11, 2026
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When Elon gets sick, don’t admit him into a hospital. Let him get treated by his robots. https://t.co/3iAb0hQ9dl
— Green T ☕️ (@geetmh) January 11, 2026
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“The best medicine in the world will be free”
“Don’t save for retirement”
— the world’s richest man in a country with massive wealth inequality. https://t.co/7cA1SqMnNC
— Manic Kieth Preachers KC (@wrb91) January 12, 2026
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These people are nuts. Instead of canvassing for the integration of artificial intelligence into professions they are campaigning for the end of learning. https://t.co/wAOyC96iG1
— Ameet Datta 🇮🇳 (@DattaAmeet) January 11, 2026
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Does this dude know that medical school produces more than surgeons and that doctors are more than just surgeons??? Or????????????? https://t.co/sCNlmRj14A
— ✨️burnt out neuron divergent EKG slayer✨️ (@fuqekgs) January 11, 2026
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If you’re someone who thinks Musk is smart, it’s not like you were ever going to pass organic chemistry anyway. https://t.co/KDGVW3ihm8
— Potentially Trevor Walker (@ConditorCancri) January 12, 2026
Once more for the credulous lot at the back …
How did the predictions of self driving cars pan out?
— Remus (@remusrisnov) January 11, 2026
To be fair, sometimes his predictions come pretty close.
He promised 1 000 000 robotaxis by 2021.
In 2025 there were 60.
— Sami Kukkonen ꪜ (@SnowOrDeath) January 12, 2026
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