Elon Musk Says Medical School Could Be “Pointless” as Robots Take Over Surgery Elon Musk has claimed that AI-powered robots will replace human surgeons by 2030, making medical degrees “pointless.” Speaking on the Moonshots podcast, Musk said humanoid robots like Tesla’s Optimus will outperform the world’s best surgeons, citing human limitations such as slow training and errors. Musk previously highlighted Neuralink robots capable of ultra-precise brain surgery as an example of robotics surpassin