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Mark Cuban says artificial intelligence is only in its early stages And has the potential to create massive wealth—perhaps even becoming the world’s first trillionaire. He uses artificial intelligence extensively in his personal life and sees it as a powerful tool for increasing productivity and creativity. Still, he acknowledged the risks and limitations of artificial intelligence.
Some of the world’s largest and most successful technology companies were built at home: Steve Jobs founded Apple in his parents’ garage, and Jeff Bezos founded Amazon in his garage.
The trend of developing blockbuster companies in the country is sure to continue thanks to artificial intelligence. Mark Cuban, billionaire, former principal owner of the Dallas Mavericks Shark Tank star, recently said artificial intelligence could help create the world’s first trillionaire.
“We haven’t seen the best or the craziest yet [AI is] will be able to do it,” Cuban told reporters high performance An episode of the podcast released last summer. “I think it’s going to create not only a trillionaire, but maybe just a guy in a basement. That’s how crazy it is.”
Take OpenAI, for example, which was launched in 2015 in co-founder and president Greg Brockman’s living room. OpenAI is reportedly vying for an $800 billion valuation as it seeks more funding. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is worth about $2 billion.
While that’s far from artificial intelligence creating the world’s first trillionaire, a September 2024 report from wealth tracking service Informa Connect said Tesla CEO Elon Musk is on track to become a trillionaire by 2027.
“Innovative entrepreneurs always create something bigger and better,” Cuban said. “But artificial intelligence dwarfs all of that.”
Cuban seems a firm believer in the power of artificial intelligence, saying we’re only in the “preseason” stages of the technology really coming into play.
“As it gets more advanced — and I’m not saying we’re going to get the Terminator — I’m not saying all of a sudden there’s going to be robots that are smarter than people, like in the movies,” he told us high performance. “But we will find ways to make our lives better and more interesting and our work better and more effective.”
Cuban also said he uses artificial intelligence in almost everything. He gave an example of how he uses it to track health metrics after living with atrial fibrillation (“A-fib”).
He has to keep track of when he takes his medication and exercise, and uses ChatGPT to help him keep track. He also asked ChatGPT to let him know if there was anything wrong with what he wrote or if he should be concerned.
“You’ll be damned if you don’t,” Cuban said. “Now you have to be careful. It’s like talking to a friend who you think knows a lot about something. You still have to be careful and talk to an expert, but being able to go through the process and just identify something that I maybe didn’t know to look for is crazy — just crazy.”
Cuban touched on one of the bigger concerns when relying on artificial intelligence to make important decisions related to health or life. While ChatGPT has become a convenient way to get advice and even treatment, experts warn that the technology still has limitations and can make mistakes.
To combat the problem, Cuban said he asked more questions about the AI tools he was using and conducted his own research.
“Sometimes I think the answer isn’t what it should be, or I think it’s wrong. I’ll say, ‘I don’t think you’re right. I need you to show me evidence of how you made this decision,'” he explained. “It’s no different than talking to a friend or co-worker and yelling***.”
As for the hot topic of whether artificial intelligence will take away everyone’s jobs, Cuban said no.
“I could go on and on about all the things I’m trying to do with artificial intelligence, and I’m not here to tell you it’s going to take away everyone’s job. It’s not going to,” he predicted. “But something you enjoy doing, if you’re creative, innovative, whatever it is — or you’re just bored — it might end up being the best substitute for boredom.”
A version of this story was published on Fortune.com on July 7, 2025.
This story originally appeared on Fortune.com