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    Elon Musk warns the U.S. is ‘1,000% going to go bankrupt’ unless AI and robotics save the economy from crushing debt

    Elon Musk warns the U.S. is ‘1,000% going to go bankrupt’ unless AI and robotics save the economy from crushing debt

    “We just need enough time to build the AI and robots to not go bankrupt before then.”

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    February 7, 2026

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