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Artificial intelligence

AI and AGI, xAI and Grok, Neuralink, the Optimus robot and full self-driving.

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From co-founding OpenAI to launching xAI and Grok, Musk has been both an evangelist and a warner on artificial intelligence. Here he discusses AGI and its risks, full self-driving, the Optimus humanoid robot and Neuralink's brain–computer interface — and why he argues AI must be built carefully and in the open.

Interviews

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Abundance SummitxAI

Abundance Summit

Live with Peter Diamandis at the 2026 Abundance Summit, Elon Musk discusses Grok 4.20, the AI "hard takeoff," recursive self-improvement, Optimus 3 and the path to a post-scarcity, universal-high-income economy.

Dwarkesh PodcastxAI

Dwarkesh Podcast

Elon Musk joins Dwarkesh Patel and Stripe co-founder John Collison for a near three-hour conversation on space-based data centers, scaling power to the terawatt level, manufacturing humanoids in America, and xAI's plans.

DavosTesla

Davos

At the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Elon Musk speaks with BlackRock CEO Larry Fink about AI, robotics and energy — and whether the automation revolution can be shared equitably.

MoonshotsxAI

Moonshots

Elon Musk's first big interview of 2026: a three-hour conversation with Peter Diamandis and Dave Blundin on the AGI timeline, the US–China AI race, universal high income and the road to abundance.

The Katie Miller Podcast

The Katie Miller Podcast

Elon Musk on the Katie Miller Podcast (Ep. 18): the inside story of DOGE, AI, robotics, Mars and the future of humanity.

People by WTFxAI

People by WTF

A long, personal conversation with Indian entrepreneur Nikhil Kamath on work, consciousness, family, money, AI, India and how the future might unfold.

US-Saudi Investment ForumxAI

US-Saudi Investment Forum

Musk joins NVIDIA's Jensen Huang at the US-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington to discuss the future of technology, AI compute, robotics and space.

Baron Investment ConferenceTesla

Baron Investment Conference

The annual fireside chat with investor Ron Baron at his 32nd Baron Investment Conference: Tesla manufacturing and self-driving, Optimus and jobs, Neuralink, xAI and Grok 5, SpaceX and consciousness.

The Joe Rogan ExperiencexAI

The Joe Rogan Experience

Musk's second 2025 visit to the Joe Rogan Experience, ranging over government spending, free speech and platform moderation, and the future of AI and work.

All-In SummitxAI

All-In Summit

Live at the All-In Summit, Musk talks Optimus, Tesla's AI5 chips and FSD, Starlink smartphones, xAI's Grok and "Grokipedia", the OpenAI lawsuit and why he thinks the West is struggling.

X TakeoverTesla

X Takeover

A virtual fireside (via Starlink Mini) at the Tesla Owners Silicon Valley X Takeover event, covering Optimus, the Tesla Semi, Robotaxi and autonomy, Starship and Neuralink's medical promise.

Interview with CNBCTesla

Interview with CNBC

A live CNBC interview from Tesla on autonomous driving and the robotaxi, AI, Optimus, China, brand damage and Musk's commitment to Tesla.

Saudi-US Investment ForumTesla

Saudi-US Investment Forum

On stage at the Saudi-US Investment Forum, Musk lays out his vision of a world transformed by "tens of billions" of humanoid robots, autonomous vehicles, AI and abundant energy.

The Joe Rogan ExperienceTesla

The Joe Rogan Experience

A 3h17 conversation on the Joe Rogan Experience covering DOGE and government waste, AI alignment risk, free speech, conspiracy theories and the US political system.

World Governments SummitTesla

World Governments Summit

By video link from the US, Elon Musk talks with UAE AI minister Omar Sultan Al Olama at Dubai's World Governments Summit about DOGE, smaller government, AI and infrastructure.

The Joe Rogan ExperienceTesla

The Joe Rogan Experience

A surprise pre-election episode (the day before the 2024 US vote): AI and robotics, free speech, the Twitter takeover, bureaucracy and democracy — plus Musk's Diablo IV ranking.

Future Investment InitiativexAI

Future Investment Initiative

In a surprise video appearance at Saudi Arabia's Future Investment Initiative, Musk talks with Peter Diamandis about AI accelerating 100x a year, humanoid robots, the Cybercab and Mars.

All-In SummitTesla

All-In Summit

Live at the 2024 All-In Summit, Musk talks AI and robotics, the economy, free speech, the election and his growing political engagement with the All-In hosts.

Lex Fridman PodcastNeuralink

Lex Fridman Podcast

Musk's fifth Lex Fridman appearance, joined by the Neuralink team and first human implant recipient Noland Arbaugh, on brain-computer interfaces and the future of humanity.

Cannes LionsxAI

Cannes Lions

WPP CEO Mark Read presses Musk on stage at Cannes Lions about telling advertisers to "go f**k yourself", brand safety on X, and how AI is reshaping creativity and business.

VivaTechxAI

VivaTech

By video link to the VivaTech stage in Paris, Musk fields audience questions on xAI and "truth-seeking" AI, AGI timelines, robotics, declining birth rates and the future of work.

Milken Institute Global ConferenceSpaceX

Milken Institute Global Conference

Conversation with Michael Milken on humanity, SpaceX, Starlink, making humans multiplanetary, AI and birth rates.

In Good CompanyTesla

In Good Company

Nicolai Tangen, CEO of Norway's $1.6tn sovereign wealth fund, interviews Musk on AI, space, X and Mars, on leadership, speed and his "hardcore" work culture.

Abundance360 SummitNeuralink

Abundance360 Summit

On-stage interview at Abundance360 about AGI safety, digital superintelligence, Neuralink, Mars and humanity's future.

Keynotes

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'We, Robot' Robotaxi RevealTesla

'We, Robot' Robotaxi Reveal

Tesla's 'We, Robot' event where Musk unveiled the Cybercab robotaxi, Robovan and Optimus robots.

Tesla Shareholder MeetingTesla

Tesla Shareholder Meeting

Full annual meeting where shareholders approved the move to Texas and Musk's pay package; AI, FSD and Optimus discussed.

Neuralink Show and TellNeuralink

Neuralink Show and Tell

Official Neuralink Fall 2022 Show and Tell where Musk and the team present progress on the brain-computer interface and plans for human trials.

Tesla AI DayTesla

Tesla AI Day

Tesla AI Day 2022: the first walking prototype of the Optimus humanoid robot, plus updates on Full Self-Driving and the Dojo supercomputer.

Tesla Shareholder MeetingTesla

Tesla Shareholder Meeting

Musk's company update at Tesla's annual shareholder meeting covering Battery Day, AI Day and the global Gigafactory expansion.

Tesla AI DayTesla

Tesla AI Day

Tesla AI Day keynote where Musk and engineers present the Dojo supercomputer, FSD neural nets and unveil the Tesla Bot (Optimus).

Neuralink Launch EventNeuralink

Neuralink Launch Event

Musk unveils Neuralink's brain-machine interface and threads technology at the California Academy of Sciences.

Tesla Autonomy DayTesla

Tesla Autonomy Day

Tesla's investor event on full self-driving: the custom FSD chip, the neural-network approach and a live autonomous demo, with Elon Musk.

Tesla Full Self-Driving Hardware Press CallTesla

Tesla Full Self-Driving Hardware Press Call

Musk holds a press conference call announcing that all new Tesla vehicles ship with the hardware needed for full self-driving capability.

Tesla Autopilot v7.0 Press ConferenceTesla

Tesla Autopilot v7.0 Press Conference

Musk presents Tesla's first Autopilot software release with Autosteer, auto lane change and Autopark for the Model S.

Tesla "D" Dual Motor & Autopilot RevealTesla

Tesla "D" Dual Motor & Autopilot Reveal

Musk unveils the dual-motor all-wheel-drive Model S P85D and Tesla's first Autopilot driver-assist features at Hawthorne Airport.

Misc

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