Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick warns Elon Musk that AI could take over his job. Zelnick addressed a question on the impact of AI and whether it will replace humans during the Semafor World Economy 2026. This comes after the Tesla boss insinuated that AI could generate GTA. For those unversed, GTA is handled by Rockstar Games, a subsidiary of the parent company, Take-Two.
Take-Two CEO warns AI can take Elon Musk’s job
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick suggested that AI could take over Elon Musk’s job. He shared, “If AI were going to get rid of employment, the richest man on Earth, Elon Musk, knows a little something about AI, last time I checked. He has unlimited financial resources, and he has unlimited human resources, and he has, apparently, an unlimited number of ideas. He knows his way around AI.”
Continuing further, Zelnick remarked, “The man works 20 hours a day. If AI were going to take anyone’s job, wouldn’t it take his job? The richest guy on Earth, wouldn’t that be job number one for AI to take? Why is he so busy? By the way, why am I working harder than ever despite the fact that I’ve totally accepted AI into every part of my life?” (via IGN India).
This comment appears to be a subtle shade at Musk. It comes after the Tesla owner insinuated that AI could be used to generate GTA 6. A user named Tim Sweeney tweeted, “We have text-to-image and text-to-video, so text-to-GTA is the next logical step in generative AI.” Musk replied, “You won’t even have to ask. AI will figure what video game you’d like best.”
GTA 6, short for Grand Theft Auto VI, is an upcoming action-adventure game developed and published by Rockstar Games. It was supposed to be released in May this year, but it was postponed to November 2026. As of now, the announced release date is November 19.
In March 2026, Zelnick gave a more direct response to Musk, who had suggested that AI may generate video games. Zelnick retorted, “These tools may help you create assets, but that won’t help you create hits.”
Originally reported by Anwaya Mane on Mandatory.
