Elon Musksaysartificial intelligencewill take all our jobs and that's not necessarily a bad thing."Probably none of us will have a job," Musk said about AI at a tech conference overnight in France.While speaking remotely via webcam at VivaTech 2024 in Paris, Musk described a future where jobs would be "optional."READ MORE:Taiwan scrambles jets over China's military drillsElon Musk says AI is going to take everybody's jobs - but that might not be a bad thing.(Leon Neal/Pool/Reuters via CNN)"If you want to do a job that's kinda like a hobby, you can do a job," Musk said."But otherwise, AI and the robots will provide any goods and services that you want."For this scenario to work, he said, there would need to be "universal high income" – not to be confused with universal basic income, although he did not share what that could look like.Universal basic income refers to the government giving a certain amount of money to everyone regardless of how much they earn.READ MORE:Illegal monopoly drives up concert ticket prices, US lawsuit saysAI technology is advancing swiftly.(REUTERS)"There would be no shortage of goods or services," he said.AI capabilities have surged over the past few years, fast enough that regulators, companies and consumers are still figuring out how to use the technology responsibly. Concerns also continue to mount over how various industries and jobs will change as AI proliferates in the market.In January, researchers at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab found workplaces are adopting AI much more slowly than some had expected and feared.The report also said the majority of jobs previously identified as vulnerable to AI were not economically beneficial for employers to automate at that time.READ MORE:Search continues for biggest lotto winner in Aussie historyHuge search for legendary monster makes 'contact'View GalleryExperts also largely believe that many jobs that require a high emotional intelligence and human interaction will not need replacing, such as mental health professionals, creatives and teachers.Musk has been outspoken about his concerns around AI. During the keynote on Thursday, he called the technology his biggest fear. He cited the "Culture Book Series" by Iain M Banks, a utopian fictionalised look at a society run by advanced technology, as the most realistic and "the best envisioning of a future AI."In a job-free future, though, Musk questioned whether people would feel emotionally fulfilled."The question will really be one of meaning – if the computer and robots can do everything better than you, does your life have meaning?" he said."I do think there's perhaps still a role for humans in this – in that we may give AI meaning."He also used his stage time to urge parents to limit the amount of social media that children can see because "they're being programmed by a dopamine-maximising AI."FOLLOW US ON WHATSAPP HERE: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, celebrity and sport via our WhatsApp channel. No comments, no algorithm and nobody can see your private details.