ChatGPT is scary good. We are not far from dangerously strong AI.
Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPTElon Musk, December 2022Instagram makes people depressed & Twitter makes people angry. Which is better?
Instagram, TwitterElon Musk, January 2023I will resign as CEO as soon as I find someone foolish enough to take the job!
TwitterElon Musk, December 2022We do have a very talented team here. So I think Tesla would continue to do very well even if I was kidnapped by aliens or went back to my home planet maybe.
TeslaElon Musk, November 2022Please note that Twitter will do lots of dumb things in coming months. We will keep what works & change what doesn't.
TwitterElon Musk, November 2022Humanity will reach Mars in your lifetime. Without a common goal, humanity will fight itself. Moon brought us together in '69, Mars can do that in the future.
MarsElon Musk, July 2022In the past I voted Democrat, because they were (mostly) the kindness party. But they have become the party of division & hate, so I can no longer support them and will vote Republican.
Elon Musk, May 2022I strongly believe that all managers in a technical area must be technically excellent. Managers in software must write great software or it's like being a cavalry captain who can't ride a horse!
Elon Musk, May 2022Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated.
TwitterElon Musk, April 2022As for media sort of ownership, I mean, you've got Mark Zuckerberg owning Facebook and Instagram and WhatsApp, and with a share ownership structure that will have Mark Zuckerberg the 14th still controlling those entities.
Elon Musk, April 2022Starlink has been told by some governments (not Ukraine) to block Russian news sources. We will not do so unless at gunpoint. Sorry to be a free speech absolutist.
Elon Musk, March 2022Who controls the memes, controls the universe.
Elon Musk, February 2022The duty of a leader is to serve their people, not for the people to serve them.
Politicians, LeadersElon Musk, February 2022Thinking of quitting my jobs & becoming an influencer full-time. What do you think?
Elon Musk, December 2021We are concerned about rapidly increasing use of fossil fuels for Bitcoin mining and transactions, especially coal, which has the worst emissions of any fuel.
Tesla, BitcoinElon Musk, May 2021If you're trying to create a company, it's like baking a cake. You have to have all the ingredients in the right proportion.
BusinessElon MuskI hate when people confuse education with intelligence. You can have a bachelor's degree and still be an idiot.
Education, IntelligenceElon MuskObviously Tesla is about helping solve the consumption of energy in a sustainable manner, but you need the production of energy in a sustainable manner.
Tesla, EnergyElon MuskSome people don't like change, but you need to embrace change if the alternative is disaster.
ChangeElon MuskIf humanity doesn't land on Mars in my lifetime, I would be very disappointed.
Progress, Space Travel, MarsElon MuskIn the distant future, people may outlaw driving cars because it’s too dangerous. You can’t have a person driving a two-ton death machine.
CarsElon MuskWhen something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.
AmbitionElon MuskPeople should pursue what they're passionate about. That will make them happier than pretty much anything else.
PassionElon MuskIn terms of the Internet, it's like humanity acquiring a collective nervous system. Whereas previously we were more like a... collection of cells that communicated by diffusion. With the advent of the Internet, it was suddenly like we got a nervous system. It's a hugely impactful thing.
InternetElon Musk, Wired Interview - 18.08.2012