Regarding the recent case of a Canadian patient who died due to long waiting times in the emergency room, Musk publicly criticized the government-run healthcare system on December 26, calling it "like having a DMV as your doctor," and boldly proposed his technological solution: using xAI's Grok large model for intelligent diagnosis, and Tesla's humanoid robot Optimus to perform surgery and nursing, providing efficient and accessible medical services for all humanity.

 “Technology Replacing Bureaucracy”: Musk's New Medical Paradigm

Musk stated that traditional public healthcare systems struggle to meet people's needs due to bureaucratic inefficiency and resource misallocation. In his envisioned future medical scenario:

- Grok AI will act as a "super doctor," performing second-by-second accurate diagnosis through multimodal analysis of symptoms, medical history, and real-time physiological data;

- Optimus robots will handle physical tasks such as surgery, medication, and rehabilitation care, even "independently performing surgical procedures";

- The entire system can operate 24/7, with costs far lower than human-based systems, ultimately achieving "more efficient and accessible" universal healthcare coverage than national health insurance.

This is not the first time Musk has tied Optimus to healthcare. He previously called the robot Tesla's "infinite money glitch" and predicted it would create a trillion-dollar market in areas such as healthcare, manufacturing, and home services.

 Optimus: The "Ultimate Product" That Carries 80% of Tesla's Future Value

According to Musk's "Master Plan IV," Optimus humanoid robots will constitute more than 80% of Tesla's future value. Its applications go beyond healthcare:

- Public safety: by "shadowing" patrols, identifying and preventing crimes in real time, promoting a "prison-free future";

- Economic restructuring: robots taking over repetitive labor, freeing human creativity, and providing a material basis for a "high-income society for all";

- Home and industry: from household assistants to factory lines, completely replacing human labor.

 Ideal vs. Reality: The Technological Utopia Faces Multiple Challenges

Although the vision is grand, experts point out that Optimus is still in its early prototype stage, with key issues such as fine manipulation, safety certification, ethical regulation, and cost control yet to be resolved. Although Grok continues to improve in reasoning capabilities, medical diagnosis involves high-risk decisions that require strict clinical validation and regulatory approval.

In addition, simplifying complex social issues into "technological solutions" has raised concerns among scholars about techno-solutionism. Whether AI and robots can truly replace institutional reforms remains an open question.

 AIbase Observation: Musk's "AI + Robot" Narrative Is Defining the Next Generation of Tech Imagination

Regardless of the path to realization, Musk is building a highly infectious "technological utopia" narrative through the combination of Grok and Optimus—filling the vacuum where governments fail. This vision not only strengthens Tesla's image as a tech pioneer but also anchors the perception that "Optimus = future labor force" in the public mind.

When humanoid robots move from factories to operating rooms, streets, and homes, what Musk is betting on is not just a product, but the collective hope of humanity for a technological savior. This narrative war he leads may be more disruptive than the technology itself.