Elon Musk said 2025 would see Tesla produce thousands of Optimus robots, a lower-cost model, and the launch of a fully self-driving robotaxi service.

But now AI is also in the headlines, as the New York Times is reporting Elon Musk is using AI tools to find potential budget savings at the federal level including possible job cuts. Musk posted on X denying the use of LLMs or Large Language Models, which is one of the most common AI tools.