{"id":92631,"date":"2025-12-25T11:20:36","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T08:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=92631"},"modified":"2025-12-25T11:25:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T08:25:14","slug":"elon-musk-predicts-double-digit-economic-growth-driven-by-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/elon-musk-predicts-double-digit-economic-growth-driven-by-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk Predicts Double-Digit Economic Growth Driven by AI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The world&#8217;s wealthiest individual, Elon Musk, has forecasted double-digit growth in the United States <span data-descr=\"gross domestic product\" class=\"old_tooltip\">GDP<\/span> &#8220;within 12-18 months.&#8221; He further suggested that the implementation of AI could potentially push these figures to triple digits.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Double-digit growth is coming within 12 to 18 months. <\/p>\n<p>If applied intelligence is proxy for economic growth, which it should be, triple-digit is possible in ~5 years.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/2003893474878541841?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 24, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;If <span data-descr=\"practically applied intelligence, which is not just a model or theory but is actually used to solve specific tasks and delivers measurable effects\" class=\"old_tooltip\">applied intelligence<\/span> is considered a proxy for economic growth, as it should be, then triple-digit growth is possible in about five years,&#8221; the entrepreneur wrote.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Bitcoin entrepreneur Anthony Pompliano <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/APompliano\/status\/2003917878870135035?s=20\">highlighted<\/a> Musk&#8217;s post.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;The richest person in the world predicts double-digit GDP growth within 18 months. He says an increase of more than 100% is possible if artificial intelligence realizes its potential,&#8221; he wrote.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Representatives from the infrastructure provider for <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-are-rwas-real-world-assets\">RWA<\/a>, Oryon Finance, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Oryonfinance\/status\/2003935129195237680?s=20\">noted<\/a> that &#8220;the forecasts of someone who sees everything are usually not just random noise.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Not all commentators agreed with Musk&#8217;s view. Artem Rusakovskii <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ArtemR\/status\/2003920359633154267?s=20\">remarked<\/a> that &#8220;the billionaire&#8217;s predictions are not his &#8216;strong suit.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In November, Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/musk-teases-a-flying-tesla-for-2025\">hinted<\/a> at the release of a flying Tesla car by the end of 2025. He mentioned that the company plans to launch a new Roadster equipped with &#8220;crazy technology&#8221; that supposedly can &#8220;fly.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Previously, the entrepreneur <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_predictions_for_autonomous_Tesla_vehicles_by_Elon_Musk?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">repeatedly promised<\/a> fully autonomous Tesla driving (Full Self-Driving), yet the &#8220;level 5&#8221; milestone remains distant.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Impact on Bitcoin<\/h2>\n<p>Cryptocurrency users are paying attention to macroeconomic signals that could stimulate the growth of digital assets. One of the main events monitored by the community was the <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/federal-reserve-cuts-interest-rate-for-third-consecutive-time\">Fed rate cut<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Musk&#8217;s optimistic GDP forecast, some experts do not share the same positivity regarding Bitcoin&#8217;s growth.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Yup. But sure, we are going into a bear market in 2026 lmao.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u20bfariksis (@bariksis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bariksis\/status\/2003938705850147022?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 24, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;Yes. But, of course, we are headed for a bear market in 2026,&#8221; commented market observer Bariksis.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In December, renowned trader and technical analyst Peter Brandt <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/analyst-predicts-no-altcoin-season-in-2026\">emphasized<\/a> that &#8220;digital gold&#8221; is a unique asset, having experienced &#8220;five parabolic advances on a logarithmic scale,&#8221; followed by declines of at least 80%.<\/p>\n<p>The current cycle in the leading cryptocurrency is not yet complete, he added. This suggests a potential price drop to around $25,000.<\/p>\n<p>Brandt expects the peak of the next bull market no earlier than September 2029.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, Saad Ahmed from Gemini <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/analyst-dull-market-dampens-hopes-for-altcoin-season\">explained the reason<\/a> why altseason has not yet arrived.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elon Musk has predicted double-digit growth in US GDP &#8220;within 12-18 months.&#8221; He added that AI implementation could potentially push figures to triple digits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":92632,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"Elon Musk forecasts double-digit US GDP growth within 12-18 months, AI could boost it further.","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[438,1217,1138],"class_list":["post-92631","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-elon-musk","tag-opinions"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"475","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"Elon Musk forecasts double-digit US GDP growth within 12-18 months, AI could boost it further.","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92631","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92631"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92631\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":92633,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92631\/revisions\/92633"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/92632"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92631"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92631"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}