What Elon Musk has said about Artificial intelligence

1 quote · 1 episode · Oct 30, 2026

Elon Musk, Entrepreneur behind X, xAI and SpaceX, discussed in AI competition, has been quoted on Artificial intelligence once in 1 episode of The Ezra Klein Show, most recently on October 30, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

  • Musk says humans are unlikely to remain in control once AI vastly exceeds human intelligence, likening humans to chimpanzees.

    “if the difference in intelligence between AI and humans is vastly greater than the difference in intelligence between AI and chimpanzees, it's hard to imagine”

    The Ezra Klein Show: Elon Musk’s Endgame (Oct 30, 2026) · Listen from 8:43

Episodes

  • Elon Musk’s Endgame

    The Ezra Klein Show · Oct 30, 2026 · 1 h 11 min

    Ezra Klein and historian Quinn Slobodian examine Elon Musk's record campaign spending, AI vision, ideology, and the political dependencies his companies create.

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