Axios reported Musk said his government-efficiency experiment DOGE failed, showing "we simply cannot solve the fiscal deficit from inside government." He said "the only way to solve the US debt problem is to rely on artificial intelligence and robots," that austerity alone won't work, and that no president, House, Senate or judiciary is willing to cut spending; he added a future administration might try again as AI capabilities improve. Musk acknowledged he "to some extent overdid it," said he s

Axios reported Musk said his government-efficiency experiment DOGE failed, showing "we simply cannot solve the fiscal deficit from inside government." He said "the only way to solve the US debt problem is to rely on artificial intelligence and robots," that austerity alone won't work, and that no president, House, Senate or judiciary is willing to cut spending; he added a future administration might try again as AI capabilities improve. Musk acknowledged he "to some extent overdid it," said he stayed away from his companies too long while formally in the White House for four months, and should have returned sooner to refocus on AI.