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I recommend direct, rather than representative, democracy. \n\nUncrewed Starships landing on Mars in ~2 years, perhaps with crewed versions passing near Mars, and crewed Starships heading there in ~4 years are all possible."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["mars","opinions"],"date":"2024-12-29","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1873469783263580622","xid":"1873469783263580622","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1873453806941573496"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"mars","id":"q0002","keywords":["red planet","colony","colonize","multiplanetary","space travel","martian","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"What's the timeline for getting to Mars?","question_kind":"asked","asked_by":"on X (wording lightly edited)","context":"What’s the timeline you have set Elon? 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He's a towering figure and has the mindset of a honey badger!","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Maduro is a big guy himself and probably knows how to fight, so this would be a real fight. \n\nZuck is a little fella, so that would be a short fight lol."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["battles","opinions"],"date":"2024-07-31","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1818700101520703898","xid":"1818700101520703898","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1818697143752048750"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"battles","id":"q0015","keywords":["fight","feud","lawsuit","rivalry","war","conflict","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"How did SpaceX really start?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"Foundation of SpaceX","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"That was not the founding of SpaceX.\n\nWe were in Russia to negotiate buying some ICBMs and converting them to launch a philanthropic mission to Mars. \n\nI later came to realize that the problem wasn’t the will to go to Mars – there is plenty of public interest – but rather that massive advancements were needed in rocket technology."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["spacex"],"date":"2024-06-21","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1803971448132002143","xid":"1803971448132002143","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1803885244636188761"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"spacex","id":"q0016","keywords":["rocket","rockets","launch","falcon","space company","aerospace"]},{"question":"Is there any way for an average person to invest in SpaceX?","question_kind":"asked","asked_by":"on X (wording lightly edited)","context":"As an average human, is there any way to invest in @SpaceX? a wanton #TSLAshareholder","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"We can't have too many direct shareholders or we're required to become a public co. 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Grok autorespond bot incoming."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["grok","grokbot"],"date":"2024-04-26","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1783949376173555970","xid":"1783949376173555970","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1783948707320541445"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"grok","id":"q0022","keywords":["xai","chatbot","ai assistant","llm","grok","assistant","agent","voice","companion"]},{"question":"Will xAI open-source its Grok models?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"NEWS: Walter Isaacson comments on @xAI versus OpenAI and Elon Musk's mission.\n\n“The script will get flipped next week on October 10th when Elon introduces Robotaxi and things that operate in the real world.” \n\nElon Musk: “I don't trust Sam Altman.”","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Worth noting that @xAI has been and will open source its models, including weights and everything, \n\nAs we create the next version, we open source the prior version, as we did with Grok 1 when Grok 2 was released."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["grok","ai"],"date":"2024-10-04","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1842248588149117013","xid":"1842248588149117013","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1842213753003311191"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"grok","id":"q0023","keywords":["xai","chatbot","ai assistant","llm","artificial intelligence","agi","superintelligence","machine learning","chatgpt","openai"]},{"question":"How much compute is Grok 3 training with?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"Elon is gonna win the AI race by pure raw dogging the scale of compute.","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Grok 3 is training with 10X, soon 20X the compute of Grok 2"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["grok","datacenters"],"date":"2024-09-21","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1837431003930894755","xid":"1837431003930894755","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1837255081881727008"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"grok","id":"q0024","keywords":["xai","chatbot","ai assistant","llm","compute","gpu","gpus","supercomputer","colossus","server"]},{"question":"How will X deal with engagement-farming spam?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"What is Engagement Farming?","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"We will use Grok to detect, remove and trace to source the engagement farming spam"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["x","grok"],"date":"2024-04-19","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1781186047138807815","xid":"1781186047138807815","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1781185021132624281"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"x","id":"q0025","keywords":["twitter","social media","platform","app","posts","tweets","xai","chatbot","ai assistant","llm"]},{"question":"What happens when Grok Bot watches the Grok Bot livestream?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"Asked Grok Bot to watch the Grok Bot Galaxy livestream with me and take notes for me 😂\n\nIt’s literally following the livestream in real time, pulling out the interesting parts, grabbing screenshots and keeping track of what I actually care about\n\nBasically I have a Grok Bot","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Grok Bot watching Grok Bot. 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The optionality, verticality, & exponentials @elonmusk & team can take the company is truly mind boggling at this point. All for the greater good of humanity. Why would anyone not invest in this once in a lifetime company!? 🤷","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Main Tesla subjects will be scaling to extreme size, which is needed to shift humanity away from fossil fuels, and AI.\n\nBut I will also Include sections about SpaceX, Tesla and The Boring Company."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["boring","tesla"],"date":"2022-03-21","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1505791520024186882","xid":"1505791520024186882","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1505531335934369794"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"boring","id":"q0064","keywords":["tunnel","tunnels","traffic","hyperloop","loop","flamethrower","electric car","ev","elon company","automaker"]},{"question":"Can I charge my LFP Model 3 to 100% every day without damaging it?","question_kind":"asked","asked_by":"on X (wording lightly edited)","context":"Hello @elonmusk can I daily charge my LFP60 model 3 to 100% without damage it? The User manual is not clear on that. Thanks!","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Yes. This is an advantage of iron cathode lithium batteries."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["batteries","cars"],"date":"2022-02-22","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1496244634137382912","xid":"1496244634137382912","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1496244314783064078"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"batteries","id":"q0065","keywords":["battery","cells","lithium","storage","powerwall","megapack","car","vehicle","ev","electric vehicle","automobile","driving"]},{"question":"Why is Tesla moving standard-range cars to iron-based cells?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"This is the reason that you're going into mining too, right?\n\nThey cannot mine enough ethically-sourced metals for your needs.","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Nickel is our biggest concern for scaling lithium-ion cell production. 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Plenty of iron (and lithium)!"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["batteries"],"date":"2021-02-25","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1365055830085763081","xid":"1365055830085763081","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1365053565056737283"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"batteries","id":"q0066","keywords":["battery","cells","lithium","storage","powerwall","megapack"]},{"question":"Why is Tesla focused on iron-based battery chemistries?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"It sounds like Tesla is more focused on Iron based chemistries compared to what we heard at Battery Day. \n\nHas that been driven by production challenges scaling high nickel cells, constraints on supply chain / raw materials, or something else?","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"There are vast amounts of iron (and lithium) on Earth, but much less nickel. \n\nFor global industry to scale battery production to ~10 TWh/year, it needs to be mostly iron.\n\nHigher energy density of Nickel only needed for very long range vehicles & aircraft."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["batteries"],"date":"2021-09-03","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1433857650916151298","xid":"1433857650916151298","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1433824283969527810"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"batteries","id":"q0067","keywords":["battery","cells","lithium","storage","powerwall","megapack"]},{"question":"Does making a Model S battery produce 8 years' worth of gasoline-car CO2?","question_kind":"asked","asked_by":"on X (wording lightly edited)","context":"Swedish report claims Tesla S battery production produces 8 years worth of ⛽️ driving CO2 @elonmusk ?","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Calling this cueless would be generous. 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Why throw away valuable metals?\n\nPlus ocean water has 𝙞𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙚 amounts of lithium dissolved.","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Lithium is common. Hard part is turning lithium salt or clay into extremely pure LiOH."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["batteries"],"date":"2020-07-02","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1278726408966152192","xid":"1278726408966152192","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1278433360860364800"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"batteries","id":"q0069","keywords":["battery","cells","lithium","storage","powerwall","megapack"]},{"question":"Why does useful AI compute per watt matter so much for Tesla?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"Musk Focused on USEFUL AI Per WATT! Why Does This Matter So Much for Tesla and you? 🤓\nFull length video will be here on Twitter in a bit when I get it uploaded 😎","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Tesla has been focused on this for many years, given the extreme energy constraints of an electric car vs a data center"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["datacenters","tesla"],"date":"2023-07-17","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1680940384942186499","xid":"1680940384942186499","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1680923929085452290"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"datacenters","id":"q0070","keywords":["compute","gpu","gpus","supercomputer","colossus","server","electric car","ev","elon company","automaker"]},{"question":"What happens to AI labs that locked in GPU capacity early?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"Heard from a neolab friend:\n\n“Even if we fail to train the best model, we locked in GPU capacity early. 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It takes us ~2 months working 24/7 to get a large compute cluster working reliably. I’d guess closer to 6 months for others."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"prediction","topics":["whenwill","datacenters","spacex"],"date":"2026-11-11","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2120592775813255535","xid":"2120592775813255535","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/2120581319189270544"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"whenwill","id":"q0073","keywords":["prediction","timeline","forecast","estimate","deadline","eta","compute","gpu","gpus","supercomputer","colossus","server","rocket","rockets","launch","falcon","space company","aerospace"]},{"question":"Is AI data center financing drying up?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"As someone with a portfolio of energized land assets here is what I am seeing:\n\n1. Neoclouds are disorganized and poorly capitalized. Some are definitely better than others however. \n\n2. Hyperscalers are intractable, bureaucratic organizations that take 3 months to do an NDA and","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Pretty much. \n\nAs of the past few weeks, debt markets have almost entirely shut off access to money for any company that doesn’t have substantial revenue independent of AI data centers. \n\nSpaceX closed $40B of debt for GPUs, but we’re investment grade and have Starlink & launch revenue.\n\nThat means the 200+ neoclouds are going to see guppy-level death and consolidation. Some will make it through, but not many."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["datacenters","economics"],"date":"2026-10-25","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2114434646914068862","xid":"2114434646914068862","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/2114389987563381004"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"datacenters","id":"q0074","keywords":["compute","gpu","gpus","supercomputer","colossus","server","economy","inflation","recession","debt","jobs","gdp"]},{"question":"Isn't China installing far more solar than SpaceX plans to put in space?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"China China installed 315 GW of solar in 2025.","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"100GW in space is roughly equal to 800GW on Earth. \n\nMoreover, solar on Earth must be paired with massive batteries to continue powering compute at night and supplemented with combustion or nuclear power during winter. \n\nThese are not the same at all."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["energy","datacenters"],"date":"2026-11-11","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2120613240707420280","xid":"2120613240707420280","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/2120546871990976832"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"energy","id":"q0075","keywords":["solar","power","electricity","nuclear","renewable","grid","compute","gpu","gpus","supercomputer","colossus","server"]},{"question":"How much solar is SpaceX aiming to produce?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"do you realize how insane this is?\n\n100 GW of solar capacity every year.\n\nat continuous full output, one year's production could generate a fifth of all the electricity the US uses annually.\n\nten years at that rate would mean 1 TW of capacity. SpaceX could generate roughly twice","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Actually, we’re aiming for 1TW/year from Earth, rising to over 1PW/year from the Moon. \n\nThat’s why I say that if we achieve this outcome, SpaceX will obviously be worth more than Earth, because space is so staggeringly enormous!"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["energy","spacex"],"date":"2026-11-11","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2120593710107029687","xid":"2120593710107029687","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/2120513787602075837"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"energy","id":"q0076","keywords":["solar","power","electricity","nuclear","renewable","grid","rocket","rockets","launch","falcon","space company","aerospace"]},{"question":"What kind of friend are you?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"The worst move by the Democrats with Elon Musk \n\nJoe Biden at the EV Summit where he didn’t invite Tesla and he told GM and Mary that they led the EV revolution","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"You will not find a better friend than me, nor a worse enemy"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["friends","opinions"],"date":"2024-11-11","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1855936841628733600","xid":"1855936841628733600","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1855853684447642016"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"friends","id":"q0077","keywords":["friendship","friend","pals","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"Do your friends get special treatment under X's rules?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"Today the owner of Twitter @elonmusk called me a tool and allowed his friend doge dude @BillyM2k to violate the Twitter TOS and incite his followers to harass me\n\nFollow me at:","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"The rules are consistent. Even though I think you’re awful and I consider Billy Markus to be a friend, he still had to delete his post or be suspended."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["friends","x"],"date":"2023-04-04","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1643340428987576321","xid":"1643340428987576321","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1643015156954198017"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"friends","id":"q0078","keywords":["friendship","friend","pals","twitter","social media","platform","app","posts","tweets"]},{"question":"Is Ritalin safe?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"I have not heard bad things about Ritalin, which is not good to say it’s good, just haven’t heard bad things about it","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"A friend just emailed me about her bad Ritalin experience. Best to be cautious with all neurotransmitter drugs."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["health","friends","opinions"],"date":"2022-04-30","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1520222336703598593","xid":"1520222336703598593","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1520218243922751488"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"health","id":"q0079","keywords":["medicine","diet","weight","fitness","exercise","drugs","friendship","friend","pals","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"What Diablo build are you using?","question_kind":"asked","asked_by":"on X (wording lightly edited)","context":"Nice work. What build?","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Hurricane Boulder Poison Tornado with Cronestaff, but credit to my Barbarian friend for doing most of the damage"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["gaming","friends"],"date":"2023-11-06","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1721626244058394681","xid":"1721626244058394681","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1721623845184901309"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"gaming","id":"q0080","keywords":["video games","rpg","games","gamer","play","pc games","friendship","friend","pals"]},{"question":"My friend, a young woman, wants to visit South Africa. Would you caution against it?","question_kind":"asked","asked_by":"on X (wording lightly edited)","context":"A friend of mine (young woman) intends to travel to South Africa to see a friend. Would you caution against it altogether or what kind of advice would you give her? \nThank you for the amazing work you do!","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Cape Town is essentially a beautiful theme park and is generally kept safe for the tourists, so staying in the tourist areas is probably ok. \n\nOther parts of the country can be extremely dangerous for a woman traveling alone with no gun. If visiting a trusted friend, listen very carefully to the directions of that friend. Do not get lost or go exploring without an escort."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["friends","opinions"],"date":"2025-02-19","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1892152135770390593","xid":"1892152135770390593","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1892144802822513042"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"friends","id":"q0081","keywords":["friendship","friend","pals","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"Did you grow up wealthy, or inherit money?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"I strongly support the community notes and all this work but this time I don't understand it!\n\n Even having a wealthy family, a student can have a lot of financial difficulties. On the other hand, the cited source is not reliable at all.","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"I grew up in a lower, transitioning to upper, middle income situation, but did not have a happy childhood. Haven’t inherited anything ever from anyone, nor has anyone given me a large financial gift.\n\nMy father created a small electrical/mechanical engineering company that was successful for 20 to 30 years, but it fell on hard times. He has been essentially bankrupt for about 25 years, requiring financial support from my brother and me. \n\nThat said, he does deserve credit for teaching me the fundamentals of physics, engineering and construction, which is more valuable than money, but did not support me financially after high school in any meaningful way.\n\nOur condition of providing him financial support was that he not engage in bad behavior. Unfortunately, he nonetheless did. There are young children involved, so we continued to provide financial support for their well-being.\n\nRegarding the so-called “emerald mine”, there is no objective evidence whatsoever that this mine ever existed. He told me that he owned a share in a mine in Zambia, and I believed him for a while, but nobody has ever seen the mine, nor are there any records of its existence. \n\nIf this mine was real, he would not require financial support from my brother and me."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"prediction","topics":["whenwill","family","money"],"date":"2023-05-06","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1654971702571331584","xid":"1654971702571331584","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1654949128760115203"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"whenwill","id":"q0082","keywords":["parenting","family","prediction","timeline","forecast","estimate","deadline","eta","mother","father","brother","parents","kimbal","maye","wealth","rich","billionaire","taxes","cash","finance"]},{"question":"Did your family's wealth fund your start?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"1/2\nThis article is false. \n- I arrived by myself in Canada in ‘89 with ~CA$2500\n- Paid my own way through college, ending with ~$100k student debt\n- Started 1st company with no funding & just one computer I built\n- There’s no evidence whatsoever of an “emerald mine”","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"2/2\nMy father & his extended family have been dependent on financial support from my brother & me for over 20 years. \n\nThis article is actually accurate:"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["family"],"date":"2021-03-25","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1375214071809642496","xid":"1375214071809642496","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1375212880790913025"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"family","id":"q0083","keywords":["mother","father","brother","parents","kimbal","maye"]},{"question":"Why are your timelines always late?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"Two weeks. Elon Musk always delivers but hella late.","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"I am pathologically optimistic with time. Have been ever since I was a kid. \n\nMy brother @kimbal would tell me an earlier time for the bus schedule from school so that I would actually be there on time lol."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["family","humor"],"date":"2024-05-04","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1786869041153679653","xid":"1786869041153679653","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1786863751733686275"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"family","id":"q0084","keywords":["parenting","family","mother","father","brother","parents","kimbal","maye","jokes","funny","memes","comedy","laugh","satire"]},{"question":"Happy Mother's Day!","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"Happy Mother’s Day!!💐💐\nAs Prince Harry said “How any woman does what they do is beyond comprehension.” We deserve appreciation👶🥰\nThank you to my children for bringing me so much joy. @elonmusk @kimbalmusk @toscamusk \n#HappyMothersDay \n#KeepSmiling\n#ItsGreatToBe71","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Happy Mother’s Day. I love you Mom!"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["family"],"date":"2019-05-12","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1127613303478312960","xid":"1127613303478312960","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1127590248857260033"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"family","id":"q0085","keywords":["mother","father","brother","parents","kimbal","maye"]},{"question":"Do you remember the Zip2 days with Kimbal and Greg Kouri?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"I met @elonmusk, @kimbal, and Greg Khouri then.  I was so impressed by them. And brilliance and simplicity of Zip2.  They both still carry that fire and vision to help people by building companies to sustain bigger visions.  True from the beginning till now. Truth.","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Crazy, that was over 22 years ago. Thanks for believing in us!"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["family","history"],"date":"2018-06-20","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1009559662549598208","xid":"1009559662549598208","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1009534479130558466"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"family","id":"q0086","keywords":["mother","father","brother","parents","kimbal","maye","past","historical","ancient","civilization","empires"]},{"question":"After how many dates is it appropriate to bring up having kids?","question_kind":"asked","asked_by":"on X (wording lightly edited)","context":"After how many dates is it appropriate to bring up long term goals such as kids? \n\nI can imagine that women in their late 20s or early 30s are on the clock and don't want to invest in going on 10 dates with someone who is not a candidate for long term.","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Too many men are tepid about having kids. \n\nAll the hedonistic sex in the world is nothing compared to the fulfillment of having children."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["children","family","opinions"],"date":"2024-03-24","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1771748757110948086","xid":"1771748757110948086","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1771659640117297264"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"children","id":"q0087","keywords":["parenting","family","kids","sons","daughters","babies","mother","father","brother","parents","kimbal","maye","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"How are your children doing?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"Correct. We’re sorry your daughter hates you, Elon.","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"I assume you’re referring to my son, Xavier, who has a tragic mental illness caused by the evil woke mind virus you push on vulnerable children. I love Xavier very much and hope he recovers. \n\nMy daughters are Azure, Exa (she goes by Y) and Arcadia, and they do indeed love me very much."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["children","family"],"date":"2025-12-12","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1999379324768788663","xid":"1999379324768788663","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1999203789367095643"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"children","id":"q0088","keywords":["parenting","family","kids","sons","daughters","babies","mother","father","brother","parents","kimbal","maye"]},{"question":"Why do you have no mercy for people who exploit children's deaths?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"Alex fucked up with Sandy Hook. He admitted that and apologized. He also got a lot of “conspiracy theories” right. If serial liars like Biden and Trump are allowed on Twitter then Alex Jones should be allowed too. Please reconsider in the interest of real free speech.","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"My firstborn child died in my arms. I felt his last heartbeat. \n\nI have no mercy for anyone who would use the deaths of children for gain, politics or fame."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["children","family"],"date":"2022-11-21","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1594552252865384450","xid":"1594552252865384450","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1594543894519504899"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"children","id":"q0089","keywords":["parenting","family","kids","sons","daughters","babies","mother","father","brother","parents","kimbal","maye"]},{"question":"Where do your children's names come from?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"Elon Musk “Bringing a child into the world is a statement of optimism. We need to restore hope and excitement for the future—I believe it will surpass the past.”","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Me with my son, Strider Sekhar (named after Aragorn & great Indian physicist Chandrasekhar) and daughter, Comet Azure, named after the most powerful spell in Elden Ring"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["children","gaming"],"date":"2026-01-08","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2009169229690601494","xid":"2009169229690601494","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/2009010648257352190"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"children","id":"q0090","keywords":["video games","rpg","parenting","family","kids","sons","daughters","babies","games","gamer","play","pc games"]},{"question":"Are we close to civil war in the UK?","question_kind":"asked","asked_by":"on X (wording lightly edited)","context":"Are we close to civil war in the UK?","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Civil war already began quietly several years ago, but only the other side was fighting"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["unrest","opinions"],"date":"2025-10-29","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1983448640451686648","xid":"1983448640451686648","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1983237834040320455"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"unrest","id":"q0091","keywords":["riots","protests","civil war","violence","crime","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"Where is Europe's immigration situation heading?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"Why do Europe's leaders keep importing more of this? \n\nSend them (and her specifically) back to their home countries where they will be more happy. Those people are not there to assimilate. They are not there to be part of French or German or Italian or Swedish culture. They are","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Europe is trending towards civil war"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["unrest","opinions"],"date":"2023-10-27","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1717926832635351154","xid":"1717926832635351154","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1717879959966941238"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"unrest","id":"q0092","keywords":["riots","protests","civil war","violence","crime","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"What did Obama's DOJ conclude about the Ferguson shooting?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"What conspiracy theory? This what Obama’s DoJ published:","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"According to Obama’s DoJ, the Ferguson shooting was unequivocally self-defense, so the Ferguson protests were – if you believe Obama’s DoJ – based on a false premise.\n\nThat’s not to say that other injustices don’t occur, but this does not appear to be one of them. @CommunityNotes …"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["unrest","history","opinions"],"date":"2022-11-23","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1595464142147624960","xid":"1595464142147624960","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1595462928568049664"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X). 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Until he saw it firsthand in the Spanish civil war, he didn’t realize he was fighting for the bad guys."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["unrest","books","history","opinions"],"date":"2026-06-05","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2062747198274572534","xid":"2062747198274572534","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/2062650568665882780"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"unrest","id":"q0094","keywords":["riots","protests","civil war","violence","crime","reading","novels","sci-fi","science fiction","literature","authors","past","historical","ancient","civilization","empires","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"How do you respond to Keir Starmer calling your criticism of UK policing \"dangerous\"?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"Elon Musk's criticism of the policing at a disturbance in Birmingham this week was \"dangerous\", PM Keir Starmer says","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Out of curiosity, is this the same #TwoTeirKeir who himself criticized policing protests in 2021?\n\nWhat a hypocrite!"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["unrest","battles","opinions"],"date":"2024-08-09","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1821953567856496773","xid":"1821953567856496773","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1821817677100286340"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"unrest","id":"q0095","keywords":["riots","protests","civil war","violence","crime","fight","feud","lawsuit","rivalry","war","conflict","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"Are we heading for a recession in 2023?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"I am expecting a real economic recession in 2023, be prepare for any macro storm ahead of us.","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Trend is concerning. Fed needs to cut interest rates immediately. They are massively amplifying the probability of a severe recession."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["economics","opinions"],"date":"2022-11-30","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1597878869910253569","xid":"1597878869910253569","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1597705926584066048"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"economics","id":"q0096","keywords":["economy","inflation","recession","debt","jobs","gdp","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"Is a recession coming in the next 12 months?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"If the @federalreserve does what's necessary to contain inflation, I think a slowdown is likely to come. The odds on that happening sometime in the next 12 months I think are pretty good, perhaps 70%.\n\nMy full interview w @DavidWestin last night @BloombergTV","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Fed data has too much latency. Mild recession is already here. \n\nIt’s not like just the canary in the coal mine (SVB) died, one of the staunchest miners (Credit Suisse) died too & the cemetery is filling up fast!\n\nFurther rate hikes will trigger severe recession. Mark my words."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"prediction","topics":["whenwill","economics"],"date":"2023-04-30","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1652550791310237696","xid":"1652550791310237696","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1652304208060710912"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"whenwill","id":"q0097","keywords":["prediction","timeline","forecast","estimate","deadline","eta","economy","inflation","recession","debt","jobs","gdp"]},{"question":"How bad is the US national debt?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"US national debt is ~$28,900 billion or ~$229k per taxpayer.\n\nEven taxing all “billionaires” at 100% would only make a small dent in that number, so obviously the rest must come from the general public. This is basic math.\n\nSpending is the real problem.","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"US Federal Debt/GDP was 56% in 2000, now it is 126% & climbing fast"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["economics"],"date":"2021-10-27","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1453505001196826630","xid":"1453505001196826630","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1453479688832180228"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"economics","id":"q0098","keywords":["economy","inflation","recession","debt","jobs","gdp"]},{"question":"Could SpaceX really go bankrupt?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"Elon Musk says SpaceX could face 'genuine risk of bankruptcy' if Raptor production is not enough for a 'Starship flight rate of at least once every two weeks'","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"If a severe global recession were to dry up capital availability / liquidity while SpaceX was losing billions on Starlink & Starship, then bankruptcy, while still unlikely, is not impossible.\n\nGM & Chrysler went BK last recession.\n\n“Only the paranoid survive.” – Grove …"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["economics","spacex"],"date":"2021-11-30","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1465793233729069063","xid":"1465793233729069063","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1465789631656382464"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X). 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More savings would mean a bigger tax reduction!\n\nThe top DOGE priority remains however reducing the deficit to stop inflation and lower people’s interest rates."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["economics","doge"],"date":"2025-02-19","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1892337681822065023","xid":"1892337681822065023","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1892279663700959432"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"economics","id":"q0100","keywords":["economy","inflation","recession","debt","jobs","gdp","government","waste","spending","bureaucracy","fraud","budget"]},{"question":"Why haven't Tesla's Fremont workers unionized?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"Nothing stopping Tesla team at our car plant from voting union. Could do so tmrw if they wanted. But why pay union dues & give up stock options for nothing? Our safety record is 2X better than when plant was UAW & everybody already gets healthcare.","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Also, UAW did nada for job security in last recession. Dropped Fremont like a hot potato to protect their core base in Detroit. UAW *chose* to exit this plant before Tesla even arrived. 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From what I’ve seen with friends, ketamine taken occasionally is a better option."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["psychology","health","opinions"],"date":"2023-06-27","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1673567124768317440","xid":"1673567124768317440","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1673457528817041408"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"psychology","id":"q0102","keywords":["mental health","medication","happiness","depression","mind","stress","emotions","medicine","diet","weight","fitness","exercise","drugs","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"Is this a reverse psychology trick?","question_kind":"asked","asked_by":"on X (wording lightly edited)","context":"Is this a reverse psychology trick?","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"It’s a reverse, reverse psychology trick"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"joke","topics":["jokes","psychology"],"date":"2022-11-21","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1594762132163563520","xid":"1594762132163563520","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1594760026761334784"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"jokes","id":"q0103","keywords":["joke","jokes","funny","pun","puns","humor","happiness","depression","mental health","mind","stress","emotions"]},{"question":"Have you looked at the potential of psychedelics for mental health?","question_kind":"asked","asked_by":"on X (wording lightly edited)","context":"Have you looked at the pharmacoeconomic potential of psychedelics to massively reduce the $2.5T cost of mental health? Wall Street is missing out.","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Psychedelics and MDMA can make a real difference to mental health, especially for extreme depression and PTSD. We should take this seriously."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["psychology","health","opinions"],"date":"2022-06-10","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1535140554765488128","xid":"1535140554765488128","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1535079881871982592"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"psychology","id":"q0104","keywords":["mental health","medication","happiness","depression","mind","stress","emotions","medicine","diet","weight","fitness","exercise","drugs","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"How can happiness be maximized among all humans?","question_kind":"asked","asked_by":"on X (wording lightly edited)","context":"How can happiness be maximized among all humans?","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"There will always be sadness. 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What might we do differently to improve human/life happiness?"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["psychology","mars","opinions"],"date":"2018-09-17","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1041771381636063232","xid":"1041771381636063232","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1041758377091641346"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"psychology","id":"q0107","keywords":["happiness","depression","mental health","mind","stress","emotions","red planet","colony","colonize","multiplanetary","space travel","martian","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"What is the West fighting for?","question_kind":"asked","asked_by":"on X (wording lightly edited)","context":"What is the West fighting for?","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Good question. \n\nI think civilization in general should seek to increase consciousness and explore the stars, in order to understand the Universe."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["astronomy","religion","opinions"],"date":"2024-07-27","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1817095034220449992","xid":"1817095034220449992","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1817024905973559680"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"astronomy","id":"q0108","keywords":["space","stars","universe","galaxy","cosmos","telescope","god","faith","philosophy","meaning of life","purpose","consciousness","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"What are you most hopeful for, for the future of humanity?","question_kind":"asked","asked_by":"on X (wording lightly edited)","context":"Elon, what are you most hopeful for, for the future of humanity?","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"That we extend consciousness to the stars and understand the Universe"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["astronomy","religion","opinions"],"date":"2023-03-27","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1640299852553760772","xid":"1640299852553760772","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1640298741755265024"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"astronomy","id":"q0109","keywords":["space","stars","universe","galaxy","cosmos","telescope","god","faith","philosophy","meaning of life","purpose","consciousness","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"Could a deep-space Starship double as a space probe?","question_kind":"asked","asked_by":"on X (wording lightly edited)","context":"Have you looked at a variant of Starship that is essentially the probe, too? 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Will you be best in class?","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Gigafactory should be on 100% renewable energy (primarily solar with some wind) by next year. 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Thank you for supporting Ukraine and peace in the entire world! @OMarkarova thanks!","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"You’re welcome. We have also sent power adapters for car cigarette lighters, solar/battery packs and generators for places where electricity is not available."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["energy","starlink"],"date":"2022-03-09","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1501676656867614720","xid":"1501676656867614720","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1501648932824301570"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"energy","id":"q0118","keywords":["solar","power","electricity","nuclear","renewable","grid","internet","satellite","satellites","broadband","wifi","connectivity"]},{"question":"What does the grid need as solar and wind grow?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"Solar and Wind energy generation covered in 2021 a tenth of the global energy generation\n\nTo compare in 🇩🇪 Germany alone the first 6 months of the year has been at 49%","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"They need to add a lot of batteries to the grid to buffer energy"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["energy","batteries","opinions"],"date":"2022-09-28","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1575131662354026497","xid":"1575131662354026497","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1575112912683028480"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"energy","id":"q0119","keywords":["solar","power","electricity","nuclear","renewable","grid","battery","cells","lithium","storage","powerwall","megapack","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"What will be on stage at the Tesla shareholders meeting?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"I reposted this on YouTube.\n\nThe comments are:\n\n50% \"holy fk\"\n25% \"is this real?\"\n25% \"fake, CGI, sped up, BS, not real, no way\"\n\n$TSLA","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"I will have an Optimus dance troupe on stage with me at the Tesla shareholders meeting"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["markets","optimus"],"date":"2025-05-14","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1922547189022163258","xid":"1922547189022163258","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1922480672871948308"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"markets","id":"q0120","keywords":["stock","stocks","shares","investors","valuation","wall street","robot","robots","humanoid","android","automation","bot"]},{"question":"Any thoughts on a Tesla stock split?","question_kind":"asked","asked_by":"on X (wording lightly edited)","context":"Any thoughts on Stock Split so that more fans can become investors??? How about say 😃 $420 - entry !!!!","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Worth discussing at annual shareholders meeting"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["markets","tesla"],"date":"2020-07-01","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1278172605477007360","xid":"1278172605477007360","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1278172146821283840"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"markets","id":"q0121","keywords":["stock","stocks","shares","investors","valuation","wall street","electric car","ev","elon company","automaker"]},{"question":"Isn't your wealth just a big pile of cash?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"The fact that @elonmusk has lots of money doesn’t make it yours—or the government’s, or anyone else’s.\n\nIt belongs to him.\n\nThe minute you cease to recognize that even for one person, everyone’s right to their own money is threatened.","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"I have stock in SpaceX and Tesla, not some big pile of cash. \n\nAs my companies do more and more useful things, their value increases proportionate to their projected usefulness. All shareholders benefit along the way, including most retirement programs."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["markets","money"],"date":"2026-09-05","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2096332964485296204","xid":"2096332964485296204","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/2096284359779127308"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"markets","id":"q0122","keywords":["stock","stocks","shares","investors","valuation","wall street","wealth","rich","billionaire","taxes","cash","finance"]},{"question":"How much does Tesla spend on advertising?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"Most informative chart in the 1Q earnings deck:  The day after the 2022 Super Bowl, $TSLA orders surged, which validates our long held view that competitors’ advertising their new EVs helps TSLA as EV market leader the most. @elonmusk @MartinViecha","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"$1T valuation with $0 advertising spend"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["markets","tesla"],"date":"2022-04-21","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1516946581030903809","xid":"1516946581030903809","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1516885940064731137"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"markets","id":"q0123","keywords":["stock","stocks","shares","investors","valuation","wall street","electric car","ev","elon company","automaker"]},{"question":"Is a journalist working with Tesla short-sellers?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"😂. Someone told me her coverage/behaviour changed after an interview with Jim Chanos. Coincidence?","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Sounds very sketchy if true. @lopezlinette, is it possible you’re  serving as an inside trading source for one of Tesla’s biggest short-sellers? An ex-Tesla employee just went on record formally claiming you bribed him & he sent you valuable Tesla IP in exchange. Is this true?"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["markets","battles","opinions"],"date":"2018-07-05","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1014811835017584640","xid":"1014811835017584640","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1014807974722691075"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"markets","id":"q0124","keywords":["stock","stocks","shares","investors","valuation","wall street","fight","feud","lawsuit","rivalry","war","conflict","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"The rich get richer while the poor get poorer. How does this get fixed?","question_kind":"asked","asked_by":"on X (wording lightly edited)","context":"The rich get richer, while the poor get poorer.\n\nHow does this get fixed?","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"If that were actually true, “the rich” of 100 years ago would have all the money today, but they do not"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["money","opinions"],"date":"2023-04-10","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1645444333846380545","xid":"1645444333846380545","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1645151419408818177"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"money","id":"q0125","keywords":["wealth","rich","billionaire","taxes","cash","finance","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"Could taxing billionaires pay off the national debt?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"Total debt: $31.4 trillion\n\nAnnual interest paid on debt: ~$1.2 trillion by 2024.\nAnnual tax revenue: $4.9 trillion\nAnnual Deficit: $1.4 trillion Loss\nProjected 2023 Deficit: Over $2 trillion\n\nMaybe it is time to make a few changes before we run this into a brick wall?","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Even if you tax every billionaire in America at 100%, it barely makes a dent in the national debt. In the end, the government will be forced to tax everyone to pay the debt.\n\nBtw, $31T doesn’t include unfunded liabilities, which are *much* higher."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["money","economics","opinions"],"date":"2023-01-20","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1616305844412649472","xid":"1616305844412649472","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1616267471958204417"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"money","id":"q0126","keywords":["wealth","rich","billionaire","taxes","cash","finance","economy","inflation","recession","debt","jobs","gdp","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"How much did the ventilators you donated cost?","question_kind":"asked","asked_by":"on X (wording lightly edited)","context":"How much were they? Governor Cuomo mentioned they are roughly 25k-40K","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Yeah, about $35k with shipping & taxes"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["money","spacex"],"date":"2020-04-04","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1246279554454429696","xid":"1246279554454429696","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1246279311482650624"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"money","id":"q0127","keywords":["wealth","rich","billionaire","taxes","cash","finance","rocket","rockets","launch","falcon","space company","aerospace"]},{"question":"How cheap will everything get with AI and robotics?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"We are not mentally prepared for just how cheap everything is about to become as robotics of all kind explode into the market.","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Harnessing even a millionth of the Sun’s energy would make every human a billionaire in purchasing power"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["money","energy","opinions"],"date":"2025-12-13","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1999795500263031016","xid":"1999795500263031016","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1999699323190411287"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"money","id":"q0128","keywords":["wealth","rich","billionaire","taxes","cash","finance","solar","power","electricity","nuclear","renewable","grid","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"Is SpaceX getting a tax break for Terafab?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"Today, SpaceX received approval from Grimes County, Texas for huge tax breaks for the company's Terafab project.\n\nThe tax abatement would give SpaceX a full exemption on property taxes tied to the project.\n\nCounty leaders have framed the Terafab proposal as a potentially","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Something that perhaps isn’t clear is that, if this location works out (other locations are still in the running), SpaceX will still be paying an annual amount that increases tax revenue for Grimes County by ~25% and will be by far the biggest source of revenue for the county."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["money","spacex"],"date":"2026-06-04","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2062335404167344631","xid":"2062335404167344631","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/2062320781837693405"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"money","id":"q0129","keywords":["semiconductors","silicon","chips","fab","wealth","rich","billionaire","taxes","cash","finance","rocket","rockets","launch","falcon","space company","aerospace"]},{"question":"Do you want to become a trillionaire off the backs of taxpayers?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"Elon Musk wants to become a trillionaire off the backs of American taxpayers while we are struggling just to pay for groceries.","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"You are a taker, not a maker. All you’ve done your whole life is take from the makers of the world. \n\nThe zero-sum mindset you have is at the root of so much evil. Once you realize that civilization is not zero-sum and that it is about making far more than one consumes, then it becomes obvious that the path to prosperity for all is just let the makers make.\n\nRegarding Tesla, the reality is that I have been given nothing. \n\nHowever, if I lead Tesla to become the most valuable company in the world by far and it stays that way for 5 years, shareholders voted to award me 12% of what is built. Anyone who wants to come along for the ride can buy Tesla stock.\n\nIf Tesla “merely” becomes a $1.999 trillion dollar company, I get nothing. This is a great deal for shareholders, which is why they voted so overwhelmingly to approve this, for which I am immensely grateful. \n\nAnd they did so by a margin far more than you won your political seat."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["money","battles","opinions"],"date":"2025-11-07","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1986833400171577503","xid":"1986833400171577503","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1986492316689850492"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"money","id":"q0130","keywords":["wealth","rich","billionaire","taxes","cash","finance","fight","feud","lawsuit","rivalry","war","conflict","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"Why are you involved in politics at all?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"Is Elon Musk Destroying His Brand?\n\nWith @TeslaLarry and @HansCNelson.","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"That guy doesn’t get it. I would prefer to have zero involvement in politics. \n\nHOWEVER \n\nThere is no “company success” unless civilization itself continues to progress. \n\nThis insane shift by the “left” away from a meritocracy and personal liberties (eg censorship of free speech under the guise of “hate speech”) will be the end of civilization as we know it."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["freespeech","politics","opinions"],"date":"2024-08-03","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1819803367347999019","xid":"1819803367347999019","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1819491040627188209"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"freespeech","id":"q0131","keywords":["speech","censorship","first amendment","expression","moderation","government","election","trump","democrats","republicans","vote","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"Why are some people rating X one star?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"Have you rated this app 5 star in the AppStore? If not, do it now 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟\n\nBecause some people are rating it 1 star just because they find the new logo \"scratchy\" 🤦‍♂️🤡","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"I suspect their issues go beyond logo design. They hate that there is even one free speech platform."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["freespeech","x","opinions"],"date":"2023-08-30","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1696833568960286988","xid":"1696833568960286988","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1696677790479966616"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"freespeech","id":"q0132","keywords":["speech","censorship","first amendment","expression","moderation","twitter","social media","platform","app","posts","tweets","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"What do you mean by \"free speech\"?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"The extreme antibody reaction from those who fear free speech says it all","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"By “free speech”, I simply mean that which matches the law. \n\nI am against censorship that goes far beyond the law. \n\nIf people want less free speech, they will ask government to pass laws to that effect.\n\nTherefore, going beyond the law is contrary to the will of the people."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["freespeech","opinions"],"date":"2022-04-26","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1519036983137509376","xid":"1519036983137509376","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1519020176884305920"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"freespeech","id":"q0133","keywords":["speech","censorship","first amendment","expression","moderation","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"Is Twitter suppressing speech a First Amendment violation?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"It 💯% is, collusion between govt. and big tech to violate the First Amendment","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Twitter acting by itself to suppress free speech is not a 1st amendment violation, but acting under orders from the government to suppress free speech, with no judicial review, is"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["freespeech","twitter","opinions"],"date":"2022-12-03","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1598853708443357185","xid":"1598853708443357185","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1598851097380016129"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"freespeech","id":"q0134","keywords":["speech","censorship","first amendment","expression","moderation","x","acquisition","buyout","social media","purchase","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"Are you playing both sides of the political aisle?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"Might be too early in saying this, but it really does seem like @elonmusk is playing both sides of the political aisle really well as of late. Right-wing rhetoric with freedom of speech and Twitter. Left-wing with Supercharger network for EVs and Cali HQ. Interesting $TSLA","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Crazy theory – maybe I’m just centrist? \n\nAlso, when did free speech become right-wing? That was the weirdest switcheroo ever."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["freespeech","politics","opinions"],"date":"2023-02-23","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1628785077252669441","xid":"1628785077252669441","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1628476482325557248"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"freespeech","id":"q0135","keywords":["speech","censorship","first amendment","expression","moderation","government","election","trump","democrats","republicans","vote","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"Did your son sell his Dogecoin?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"Elon can you confirm? 🤣🤣","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Lil X is hodling his Doge like a champ. Literally never said the word “sell” even once!"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"joke","topics":["jokes","crypto","children"],"date":"2021-07-17","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1416441034469527556","xid":"1416441034469527556","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1416440340999979011"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"jokes","id":"q0136","keywords":["parenting","family","joke","jokes","funny","pun","puns","humor","dogecoin","doge","bitcoin","cryptocurrency","coins","kids","sons","daughters","babies"]},{"question":"Do you really practice Transcendental Meditation?","question_kind":"asked","asked_by":"on X (wording lightly edited)","context":"Does @elonmusk really do tm (meditation)?  Why isn't this more or of a thing?","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"This is not true. TM works for a lot of people and that's great, but I've maybe done it 7 or 8 times ever."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["accusations","health"],"date":"2017-02-28","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/836442868180905984","xid":"836442868180905984","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/836252475233488896"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"accusations","id":"q0137","keywords":["claims","rumors","allegations","false","fact check","defamation","medicine","diet","weight","fitness","exercise","drugs"]},{"question":"Did you back down from donating $45M a month to Trump?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"LOL WTF is even going on","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"This is beyond dumb. \n\nI never said was donating $45M/month to Trump – that was a totally fake @WSJ article! \n\nHow can back down from something that never happened!!??"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["accusations","politics"],"date":"2024-07-24","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1815909524743614497","xid":"1815909524743614497","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1815896290162770145"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"accusations","id":"q0138","keywords":["claims","rumors","allegations","false","fact check","defamation","government","election","trump","democrats","republicans","vote"]},{"question":"Was Autopilot to blame in the Minnesota rollover crash?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"Tesla Autopilot is being blamed by driver in a rollover crash in Minnesota","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Not true. Email from customer."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["accusations","selfdriving"],"date":"2017-07-17","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/887029378290298880","xid":"887029378290298880","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/886682315447042048"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"accusations","id":"q0139","keywords":["claims","rumors","allegations","false","fact check","defamation","fsd","autopilot","autonomous","robotaxi","driverless","cybercab"]},{"question":"Is everything in the biography about you true?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"Elon Musk reportedly gave his assistant a 2-week test when she asked for a raise","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"One other I'd like to correct from the biography: I never said I was a samurai. Said I was ninja. No, that's a joke. Didn't say that either."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"joke","topics":["jokes","accusations"],"date":"2017-08-11","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/895838512544702465","xid":"895838512544702465","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/895318232369840128"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"jokes","id":"q0140","keywords":["joke","jokes","funny","pun","puns","humor","claims","rumors","allegations","false","fact check","defamation"]},{"question":"Do you own lots of Bitcoin?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"If This Is True Once Again @elonmusk 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Not true. A friend sent me part of a BTC a few years, but I don’t know where it is."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["accusations","crypto"],"date":"2017-11-28","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/935329447594541056","xid":"935329447594541056","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/935314793803628544"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"accusations","id":"q0141","keywords":["claims","rumors","allegations","false","fact check","defamation","dogecoin","doge","bitcoin","cryptocurrency","coins"]},{"question":"Do you use drugs, as the WSJ reported?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"oh my god he smoked weed with joe rogan? i’ve never heard about that","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"After that one puff with Rogan, I agreed, at NASA’s request, to do 3 years of random drug testing.\n\nNot even trace quantities were found of any drugs or alcohol. \n\n@WSJ is not fit to line a parrot cage for bird 💩"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["accusations","battles"],"date":"2024-01-07","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1743966490917794153","xid":"1743966490917794153","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1743823619720204757"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"accusations","id":"q0142","keywords":["claims","rumors","allegations","false","fact check","defamation","fight","feud","lawsuit","rivalry","war","conflict"]},{"question":"Would you support a lawsuit against The Bail Project?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"The family of Marcia should sue The Bail Project in the millions.   \nWhere are the women right groups protesting the beating death of this woman?","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"I would be happy to support this lawsuit against the murderously evil Bail Project and the horrible human beings who give it money. \n\nThey are all accessories to murder."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["battles","opinions"],"date":"2026-10-11","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2109345766678618611","xid":"2109345766678618611","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/2108598087145214338"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"battles","id":"q0143","keywords":["fight","feud","lawsuit","rivalry","war","conflict","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"What about Zuckerberg's comments on AI?","question_kind":"asked","asked_by":"on X (wording lightly edited)","context":".@elonmusk did you see Zuck's comments on AI FB's bet on AI is clearly clouding his judgement :(","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Zuck doesn't (yet) have a deep tech understanding of AI. I spend hours every week being educated by world's best researchers."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["battles","ai","opinions"],"date":"2016-04-30","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/726215924760485888","xid":"726215924760485888","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/726178564484243460"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"battles","id":"q0144","keywords":["fight","feud","lawsuit","rivalry","war","conflict","artificial intelligence","agi","superintelligence","machine learning","chatgpt","openai","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"What happens if Apple integrates OpenAI at the OS level?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"If Apple integrates OpenAI at the OS level, then Apple devices will be banned at my companies. That is an unacceptable security violation.","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"And visitors will have to check their Apple devices at the door, where they will be stored in a Faraday cage"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["battles","ai","opinions"],"date":"2024-06-10","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1800265938694193183","xid":"1800265938694193183","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1800265431078551973"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"battles","id":"q0145","keywords":["fight","feud","lawsuit","rivalry","war","conflict","artificial intelligence","agi","superintelligence","machine learning","chatgpt","openai","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"Is the cage fight with Zuckerberg still happening?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"For the Tesla FSD test drive in Palo Alto tonight, I will ask the car to drive to @finkd’s house.\n\nWill also test latest X livestream video, so you can monitor our adventure in real-time!\n\nIf we get lucky and Zuck my 👅 actually answers the door, the fight is on!","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"(Zuck thread coming soon about how he would of course love to fight anytime, but blah blah UFC something something)"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["battles","humor","opinions"],"date":"2023-08-14","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1691164732760428546","xid":"1691164732760428546","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1691156487094308869"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"battles","id":"q0146","keywords":["fight","feud","lawsuit","rivalry","war","conflict","jokes","funny","memes","comedy","laugh","satire","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"What do you think of the New York Times?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"Absurd take.\n\nDo you think the U.S. would be closer to winning WITHOUT SpaceX, @nytimes?","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"It’s not worth lining a parrot cage with NY Times, let alone reading it"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["battles","media","opinions"],"date":"2025-09-20","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1969492141152817636","xid":"1969492141152817636","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1969454336800670075"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"battles","id":"q0147","keywords":["fight","feud","lawsuit","rivalry","war","conflict","news","press","journalists","newspapers","legacy media","tv","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"What game should I play next?","question_kind":"asked","asked_by":"on X (wording lightly edited)","context":"What game should I play next?","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Elden Ring if solo, Diablo if co-op. Haven’t played BG3, but heard it’s great."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["gaming","opinions"],"date":"2023-08-14","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1690972564586446848","xid":"1690972564586446848","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1690901560581328896"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"gaming","id":"q0148","keywords":["video games","rpg","games","gamer","play","pc games","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"Any video game recommendations?","question_kind":"asked","asked_by":"on X (wording lightly edited)","context":"Video game recommendations?\n\nMy fav games are:\n\n➡ Elden Ring + DLC\n➡ Zelda: BotW + TotK\n\nHonorable mentions:\n\n- All Soulsborne games\n- THPS 1,2,3 + THUG 1&2\n- GTA5\n- Diablo 4\n\n(based on time played and/or enjoyment had)\n\nWhat should I play next?","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Elden Ring is a work of art. \n\nLooking forward to next season. \n\nNot a lot out there that’s great rn, at least on PC."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["gaming","opinions"],"date":"2024-07-29","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1817914412688138443","xid":"1817914412688138443","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1817851755331510322"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"gaming","id":"q0149","keywords":["video games","rpg","games","gamer","play","pc games","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"How do you follow your bliss and find the doors where there were only walls?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"\"Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors for you where there were only walls.\" - Joseph Campbell","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"How to find secret doors in Elden Ring"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["gaming","humor"],"date":"2022-05-07","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1522983920341594112","xid":"1522983920341594112","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1522977070204133376"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"gaming","id":"q0150","keywords":["video games","rpg","games","gamer","play","pc games","jokes","funny","memes","comedy","laugh","satire"]},{"question":"Did you sell off nearly everything to focus on your missions?","question_kind":"asked","asked_by":"on X (wording lightly edited)","context":"Did you sell off mostly everything like you had mentioned to downsize your life and focus on Mars and making us multiplanetary?","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Yeah, sold my houses, except for 1 in Bay Area that’s rented out for events. \n\nWorking on sustainable energy for Earth with Tesla & protecting future of consciousness by making life multiplanetary with SpaceX. Also, AI risk mitigation with Neuralink & fixing traffic with Boring."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["neuralink","money"],"date":"2021-06-09","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1402689914836197376","xid":"1402689914836197376","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1402688074761506819"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"neuralink","id":"q0151","keywords":["brain","implant","bci","brain chip","telepathy","paralysis","wealth","rich","billionaire","taxes","cash","finance"]},{"question":"What's the incentive for students to write essays in a world of GPT-3?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"what is going to be the incentive for any student to actually mechanically compose a term paper in a world of gpt3?","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"We better hustle with Neuralink. Not moving fast enough."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["neuralink","ai","opinions"],"date":"2020-07-18","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1284281588054818816","xid":"1284281588054818816","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1284167212094251009"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"neuralink","id":"q0152","keywords":["brain","implant","bci","brain chip","telepathy","paralysis","artificial intelligence","agi","superintelligence","machine learning","chatgpt","openai","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"Is Neuralink raising money from investors?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"So the SEC form is incorrect?","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"It was misinterpreted by Rolfe at WSJ as a fundraising effort. Neuralink is not seeking investors."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["neuralink","accusations"],"date":"2017-08-25","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/901162339663175680","xid":"901162339663175680","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/901161394866970627"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"neuralink","id":"q0153","keywords":["brain","implant","bci","brain chip","telepathy","paralysis","claims","rumors","allegations","false","fact check","defamation"]},{"question":"What skills is Neuralink looking for?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"Please consider working at Neuralink!\n\nShort-term: solve brain/spine injuries\nLong-term: human/AI symbiosis \n\nLatter will be species-level important \n\nWork at either at our Bay Area or Austin locations","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"If you’ve worked on advanced wearables, phones or robots, those skills are needed @neuralink"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["neuralink"],"date":"2021-01-31","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1356029310893654018","xid":"1356029310893654018","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1356027336387252235"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"neuralink","id":"q0154","keywords":["brain","implant","bci","brain chip","telepathy","paralysis"]},{"question":"Could humans communicate directly brain-to-brain?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"Human-to-human interaction is often bandwidth-bound instead of compute-bound.\n\nThus, the next evolutionary jump would be direct communication in latent space, skipping the long-latency encoder-decoder loop.","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Maybe first attempt at this for Neuralink later this year"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"prediction","topics":["whenwill","neuralink"],"date":"2026-06-24","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2069687831375831179","xid":"2069687831375831179","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/2069670896907039168"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"whenwill","id":"q0155","keywords":["prediction","timeline","forecast","estimate","deadline","eta","brain","implant","bci","brain chip","telepathy","paralysis"]},{"question":"What did you and Noland Arbaugh discuss about a second Neuralink?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"Thanks for having me on @joerogan let's do it again sometime","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Noland and I discussed a possible second Neuralink (next gen version) that would allow his other brain hemisphere to interact telepathically with his computer. \n\nThis would be like having two-handed control ability, the equivalent of mouse and keyboard."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["neuralink"],"date":"2024-06-20","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1803872928968380795","xid":"1803872928968380795","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1803855089876242533"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"neuralink","id":"q0156","keywords":["brain","implant","bci","brain chip","telepathy","paralysis"]},{"question":"What did Ilya see? Why did OpenAI's board fire Sam Altman?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"Whilst we all root for Sam, it *is* a bit scary that all voices here seem so unified. \n\nTo take the steelman position here, what did Ilya see? What are the risks specifically & how real are they?\n\nWe can make fun of “doomers”, but we would be unwise to believe in zero risk.\n\n1/3","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Very important for the public to know why the board felt so strongly about their actions.\n\nIf it was a matter of AI safety, that would affect all of Earth."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["ai","opinions"],"date":"2023-11-19","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1726370094228340825","xid":"1726370094228340825","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1726354380700475523"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"ai","id":"q0157","keywords":["artificial intelligence","agi","superintelligence","machine learning","chatgpt","openai","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"Do we reach a self-sustaining Mars before or after AGI superintelligence?","question_kind":"asked","asked_by":"on X (wording lightly edited)","context":"Do we reach the critical Fermi on Mars before or after we reach AGI super intelligence on Earth?","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"AGI will come first, but there are many levels of AGI.  As @waitbutwhy’s charts suggest, we are at the very beginning of intelligence.\n\nHumans are the biological bootloader for digital superintelligence and we may serve as a backup plan for intelligence, given that humans are far more resilient than circuit boards on Earth."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"prediction","topics":["whenwill","ai"],"date":"2024-04-26","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1783959488481161491","xid":"1783959488481161491","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1783923061256782246"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"whenwill","id":"q0158","keywords":["prediction","timeline","forecast","estimate","deadline","eta","artificial intelligence","agi","superintelligence","machine learning","chatgpt","openai"]},{"question":"Do you know what you're doing with Neuralink?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"Jesus, Elon, I hope you know what you're doing @elonmusk","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Compared to AI, progress with Neuralink will be slow and easy to assess, as there is large regulatory apparatus approving medical devices.\n\nThere is no regulatory oversight of AI, which is a *major* problem. I’ve been calling for AI safety regulation for over a decade!"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["ai","neuralink","opinions"],"date":"2022-12-01","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1598385640478887936","xid":"1598385640478887936","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1598157529078718464"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"ai","id":"q0159","keywords":["artificial intelligence","agi","superintelligence","machine learning","chatgpt","openai","brain","implant","bci","brain chip","telepathy","paralysis","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"What's your favorite AI tool?","question_kind":"asked","asked_by":"on X (wording lightly edited)","context":"What's your favorite AI tool? (share how it works below)","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"AI safety is a real concern!"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["ai","opinions"],"date":"2022-12-30","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1608950954338156544","xid":"1608950954338156544","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1608945583632285697"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"ai","id":"q0160","keywords":["artificial intelligence","agi","superintelligence","machine learning","chatgpt","openai","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"Will Starlink IPO and let retail investors in early?","question_kind":"asked","asked_by":"on X (wording lightly edited)","context":"Can you please go ipo with it and somehow let retail investors in early? Retail always gets the tail end of ipos.","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"We will probably IPO Starlink, but only several years in the future when revenue growth is smooth & predictable. Public market does *not* like erratic cash flow haha. I’m a huge fan of small retail investors. Will make sure they get top priority. You can hold me to it."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"prediction","topics":["whenwill","starlink","markets"],"date":"2020-09-28","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1310672832783884290","xid":"1310672832783884290","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1310671111844032512"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"whenwill","id":"q0161","keywords":["prediction","timeline","forecast","estimate","deadline","eta","internet","satellite","satellites","broadband","wifi","connectivity","stock","stocks","shares","investors","valuation","wall street"]},{"question":"Will Tesla shareholders get first dibs on a Starlink IPO?","question_kind":"asked","asked_by":"on X (wording lightly edited)","context":"Any thoughts on Starlink IPO we would love to invest in the future. Any thoughts on first dibs for Tesla retail investors ?","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"At least a few years before Starlink revenue is reasonably predictable. Going public sooner than that would be very painful. Will do my best to give long-term Tesla shareholders preference."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["starlink","markets"],"date":"2021-06-24","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1407877220543180800","xid":"1407877220543180800","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1407845408722751493"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"starlink","id":"q0162","keywords":["internet","satellite","satellites","broadband","wifi","connectivity","stock","stocks","shares","investors","valuation","wall street"]},{"question":"Will future crew missions have heated pizza?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"Awesome Elon \n\nHeated pizza 🍕 next mission?","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Yeah, a little oven for heating food & Starlink wifi"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["starlink","food"],"date":"2021-09-21","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1440160941505585159","xid":"1440160941505585159","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1440159711760818182"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"starlink","id":"q0163","keywords":["food","snack","sweets","junk food","internet","satellite","satellites","broadband","wifi","connectivity","eat","eating","meal","meals","diet","sandwich"]},{"question":"How will you handle the communication dead spot on the far side of the Moon?","question_kind":"asked","asked_by":"on X (wording lightly edited)","context":"How will you handle the communication dead spot at the far side of the moon? Some sort of high orbit relay satellite?","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Yeah, Starlink should be active by then"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["starlink","astronomy"],"date":"2018-09-18","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1042117772279283712","xid":"1042117772279283712","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1042117566339006464"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"starlink","id":"q0164","keywords":["internet","satellite","satellites","broadband","wifi","connectivity","space","stars","universe","galaxy","cosmos","telescope"]},{"question":"When can we hear more about the Starlink terminals?","question_kind":"asked","asked_by":"on X (wording lightly edited)","context":"When can we hear more about the starlink terminals?","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Looks like a thin, flat, round UFO on a stick. Starlink Terminal has motors to self-adjust optimal angle to view sky. Instructions are simply:\n  - Plug in socket\n  - Point at sky\nThese instructions work in either order. No training required."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["starlink"],"date":"2020-01-07","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1214548764054216704","xid":"1214548764054216704","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1214538969121271809"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"starlink","id":"q0165","keywords":["extraterrestrial","aliens","ufo","life in space","internet","satellite","satellites","broadband","wifi","connectivity"]},{"question":"Is the October Starship presentation still happening?","question_kind":"asked","asked_by":"on X (wording lightly edited)","context":"Do you have an update on the October Starship presentation if it's still happening in October?","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Oh yeah, Starship update coming in about 3 weeks. The design has coalesced. What is presented will actually be what flies to orbit as V1.0 with almost no changes."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"prediction","topics":["whenwill","starship"],"date":"2020-10-02","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1311928474479792129","xid":"1311928474479792129","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1311927577825615873"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"whenwill","id":"q0166","keywords":["prediction","timeline","forecast","estimate","deadline","eta","rocket","super heavy","booster","reusable","launch","spaceship"]},{"question":"How goes the debate about Starship's landing legs?","question_kind":"asked","asked_by":"on X (wording lightly edited)","context":"How goes the debate about the legs? Still thinking they will be similar flip out style to Falcon 9? If so, how would they be shielded on the windward side for reentry?","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Starship legs are one of the hardest problems. Externally mounted legs require shielding, which adds mass. Wider stance adds mass. Shock absorbers add mass. That said, we need better legs."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["starship"],"date":"2020-11-29","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1333183238244855809","xid":"1333183238244855809","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1333134213533495296"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"starship","id":"q0167","keywords":["rocket","super heavy","booster","reusable","launch","spaceship"]},{"question":"What does Starlink need to be profitable?","question_kind":"asked","asked_by":"on X (wording lightly edited)","context":"What's the threshold Starlink needs to hit to be profitable? I imagine Starship and V2 will be key for this?","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Starship & next-gen Starlink satellites are key, but much risk lies ahead before those are working at scale"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["starship","starlink"],"date":"2022-10-15","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1581371571230285825","xid":"1581371571230285825","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1580810450920681473"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"starship","id":"q0168","keywords":["rocket","super heavy","booster","reusable","launch","spaceship","internet","satellite","satellites","broadband","wifi","connectivity"]},{"question":"What's the status of the Sabatier fuel plant for Starship on Mars?","question_kind":"asked","asked_by":"on X (wording lightly edited)","context":"Also Elon, what's the status on the Sabatier fuel plant? Has SpaceX started working on the ISRU plant that'll be responsible for producing fuel to be used by Starship on Mars?","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Still early stages on that. Getting Starship reliably to orbit, then achieving full & immediate reusability of both stages is by far top priority."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["starship","mars"],"date":"2022-05-30","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1531330704381984768","xid":"1531330704381984768","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1531329807149314048"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"starship","id":"q0169","keywords":["rocket","super heavy","booster","reusable","launch","spaceship","red planet","colony","colonize","multiplanetary","space travel","martian"]},{"question":"When will you start practicing ISRU and Sabatier fueling at the pad?","question_kind":"asked","asked_by":"on X (wording lightly edited)","context":"When will you start utilizing / practicing ISRU and sabatier fueling at the pad? Are you actively engineering portable fueling plants yet for Mars?","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Maybe start on that a year from now. Depends on how Starship progress goes."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"prediction","topics":["whenwill","starship","mars"],"date":"2020-11-24","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1331317526060539912","xid":"1331317526060539912","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1331309824370495490"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"whenwill","id":"q0170","keywords":["prediction","timeline","forecast","estimate","deadline","eta","rocket","super heavy","booster","reusable","launch","spaceship","red planet","colony","colonize","multiplanetary","space travel","martian"]},{"question":"Who is pulling the strings?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"Who is pulling the strings?\nThat's my biggest question.","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Not any one person, as far as I know. There is the Soros bogeyman, of course, and various Dem leaders, but no single mastermind. \n\nIt seems to be a simple matter of incentives: the more illegals imported, the higher the Dem vote over time. It will only backfire on the Dems if there is a revolt by existing citizens, otherwise it is a certain path to permanent single-party rule!\n\nA common rebuttal I hear is that illegals are not woke and have non-liberal values, so why would they vote Dem? \n\nThe reason is that they want to bring their friends & family to America too, which Republicans oppose, and many are beholden to Dem government handouts. That trumps whether or not they agree with liberal Dem social values. \n\nCertainly, that has been the case in California, which used to be reliably Republican. After the 1986 amnesty for illegals, California never voted for a Republican President ever again and now is supermajority Democrat."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["politics","opinions"],"date":"2024-10-04","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1842012350909710364","xid":"1842012350909710364","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1841989144249303051"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"politics","id":"q0171","keywords":["government","election","trump","democrats","republicans","vote","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"What happened with the Democrats' 2024 spending?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"Kamala spent the DNC into oblivion.\n\nOver 1 billion spent in 100 days, and $20 million in debt.\n\nEveryone wants to know why the dems have been so quiet. Where are the riots? Where is the unrest?\n\nAside from the fact that Trump won the popular vote... \n\nCould it be that there are","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Ironic that the Democrats were the big money party this election, massively outspending Republicans, and still lost!"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["politics","opinions"],"date":"2024-11-30","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1862743140857217214","xid":"1862743140857217214","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1862549161918517719"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"politics","id":"q0172","keywords":["government","election","trump","democrats","republicans","vote","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"Will Trump get a fair trial?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"I believe that Donald Trump will have a fair trial that follows the facts and the law. There’s no place in our justice system for any outside influence or intimidation in the legal process. As the trial proceeds, protest is an American right, but all protests must be peaceful.","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"To avoid losing the trust of the American public, it is important that our justice system pursue Democrats and Republicans with equal vigor.\n\nWhichever party most puts justice before nepotism is the one that deserves trust."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["politics","opinions"],"date":"2023-04-04","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1643338514061295618","xid":"1643338514061295618","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1643316384246407169"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"politics","id":"q0173","keywords":["government","election","trump","democrats","republicans","vote","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"Who actually decides elections?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"To independent-minded voters:\n\nShared power curbs the worst excesses of both parties, therefore I recommend voting for a Republican Congress, given that the Presidency is Democratic.","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Hardcore Democrats or Republicans never vote for the other side, so independent voters are the ones who actually decide who’s in charge!"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["politics","opinions"],"date":"2022-11-07","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1589644018727936001","xid":"1589644018727936001","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1589639376186724354"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"politics","id":"q0174","keywords":["government","election","trump","democrats","republicans","vote","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"What do you think of Bernie Sanders?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"BERNIE SANDERS: ELON IS A BRILLIANT INNOVATOR\n\n“I am no great fan of Elon Musk, especially in the role that he's playing right now in Trump's campaign.\n\nBut is he a brilliant guy? Of course, he is. Does he work like a dog? Of course, he does.\n\nDoes he come up with these","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"This may sound crazy, but I am coming around to liking @BernieSanders. \n\nOur views as to how to best serve humanity are different, but he seems authentic in his desire to do so. \n\nBtw, Neuralink will ultimately help tens of millions of people with serious brain or spine issues."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["politics","doge","opinions"],"date":"2024-10-25","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1849938624936280092","xid":"1849938624936280092","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1849880116593295427"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"politics","id":"q0175","keywords":["government","election","trump","democrats","republicans","vote","waste","spending","bureaucracy","fraud","budget","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"Do you think the 2020 election was stolen?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"And you are not hypocritical on climate & Trump? And what am I hypocritical on? Very American defense of property rights? Or is it something else I am missing? Remember I am an independent, not a democrat or a republican. There are democrats, independents, republicans and then","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"No, I don’t think 2020 was stolen, as all the independent voters I know, myself included, leaned towards Biden, thinking he would be a milquetoast moderate. Boring, but moderate.\n\nUnfortunately, he turned out to be a radical leftist puppet of the machine who loves overreaching bureaucracy, just like Kamala. \n\nThat’s why I and almost all independent voters I know are supporting Trump this time around.\n\nNow, you stop being a damn hypocrite and have some empathy for small towns throughout America getting swamped by 10,000+ poorly vetted migrants. It’s not right."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["politics","opinions"],"date":"2024-09-21","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1837634071289069730","xid":"1837634071289069730","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1837629424550007203"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"politics","id":"q0176","keywords":["government","election","trump","democrats","republicans","vote","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"What documents would you use to establish a governing system on Mars?","question_kind":"asked","asked_by":"on X (wording lightly edited)","context":"When you start the 1st Mars colony @elonmusk what documents would you recommend using to establish a governing system? U.S. Constitution/Bill of Rights? Universal Declaration of Human Rights? Humanist Manifesto? Atlas Shrugged? Against the State: An Anarcho-Capitalist Manifesto?","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Direct democracy by the people. Laws must be short, as there is trickery in length. Automatic expiration of rules to prevent death by bureaucracy. Any rule can be removed by 40% of people to overcome inertia. Freedom."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["doge","mars","opinions"],"date":"2018-06-16","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1008124944289370113","xid":"1008124944289370113","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1008123676582002689"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"doge","id":"q0177","keywords":["government","waste","spending","bureaucracy","fraud","budget","red planet","colony","colonize","multiplanetary","space travel","martian","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"Where is California's high-speed rail money going?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"BREAKING: California doesn't have enough money to finish building a high speed rail system to connect San Francisco and Los Angeles and now they want $125 BILLION MORE! \n\n\"The entire amount of money we need is not there...\"\n\nAnd now they want more money than Amtrak has EVER","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"It’s all going to fraud and bureaucracy"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["doge","economics","opinions"],"date":"2026-04-06","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2040965123544948990","xid":"2040965123544948990","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/2040938566570701069"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"doge","id":"q0178","keywords":["government","waste","spending","bureaucracy","fraud","budget","economy","inflation","recession","debt","jobs","gdp","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"Who would you like on the Department of Government Efficiency?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"We’re building a team","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Would be great to have Ron Paul as part of the Department of Government Efficiency!"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["doge","opinions"],"date":"2024-11-01","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1852472973728338409","xid":"1852472973728338409","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1852454701943423287"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"doge","id":"q0179","keywords":["government","waste","spending","bureaucracy","fraud","budget","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"Where's my bitcoin, Musk?","question_kind":"asked","asked_by":"on X (wording lightly edited)","context":"where's my fucking bitcoin, musk","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Excuse me, I only sell Doge!"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"joke","topics":["jokes","crypto"],"date":"2020-07-18","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1284290215561986048","xid":"1284290215561986048","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1284290065204576256"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"jokes","id":"q0180","keywords":["joke","jokes","funny","pun","puns","humor","dogecoin","doge","bitcoin","cryptocurrency","coins"]},{"question":"Will Teslas ever automatically adjust side mirrors for new drivers?","question_kind":"asked","asked_by":"on X (wording lightly edited)","context":"Hey, @elonmusk : will Teslas ever be able to automatically adjust the side mirror settings for new drivers? 🤔\n\n(based on 3D position of the driver’s eyes + comparing against the fleet’s internal camera data & side mirror settings)","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Yes, but side mirrors won’t be needed in a self-driving future"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["selfdriving","cars"],"date":"2022-08-18","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1560293928045162497","xid":"1560293928045162497","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1560285289838481408"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"selfdriving","id":"q0181","keywords":["fsd","autopilot","autonomous","robotaxi","driverless","cybercab","car","vehicle","ev","electric vehicle","automobile","driving"]},{"question":"If AGI is near, why don't we have level-5 autonomy?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"To those who think AGI is upon us:\n1. why don't we have level-5 autonomous driving? \nAny 17 year old can learn to drive in 20 hours of training.\n\n2. Why don't we have domestic robots that can clear the dinner table and fill the dishwasher? \nAny 10 year old can learn to do that in","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"You should try Tesla self-driving"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["selfdriving","ai","opinions"],"date":"2023-05-26","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1662217636439293952","xid":"1662217636439293952","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1662020967529435140"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"selfdriving","id":"q0182","keywords":["fsd","autopilot","autonomous","robotaxi","driverless","cybercab","artificial intelligence","agi","superintelligence","machine learning","chatgpt","openai","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"Is Dojo needed for full autonomy?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"As you already mentioned that Tesla would achieve Level 5 autonomy next year ... Would Dojo play a crucial role in making that happen?","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Dojo isn’t needed, but will make self-driving better. It isn’t enough to be safer than human drivers, Autopilot ultimately needs to be more than 10 times safer than human drivers."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["selfdriving"],"date":"2021-01-01","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1344810193952014336","xid":"1344810193952014336","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1344520965959553024"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"selfdriving","id":"q0183","keywords":["fsd","autopilot","autonomous","robotaxi","driverless","cybercab"]},{"question":"What's the timeline for the new self-driving chip?","question_kind":"asked","asked_by":"on X (wording lightly edited)","context":"Aspirational timeline for the new chip?","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"~6 months before it is in all new production cars. No change to sensors. This is simple replacement of the Autopilot computer. Will be done free of charge for those who ordered full self-driving."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"prediction","topics":["whenwill","selfdriving"],"date":"2018-10-16","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1052104593876774912","xid":"1052104593876774912","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1052102373953261568"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"whenwill","id":"q0184","keywords":["semiconductors","silicon","chips","fab","prediction","timeline","forecast","estimate","deadline","eta","fsd","autopilot","autonomous","robotaxi","driverless","cybercab"]},{"question":"When will Hardware 3 be introduced, and will HW2 owners get it free?","question_kind":"asked","asked_by":"on X (wording lightly edited)","context":"Do you have a good idea when Hardware 3 will be introduced and can you confirm that all Hardware 2+ owners will get the new computer for free?","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Probably 4 to 6 months. Those who order full self-driving get the upgrade at no cost. It isn’t needed just for enhanced Autopilot."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"prediction","topics":["whenwill","selfdriving"],"date":"2018-08-08","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1027314633101598721","xid":"1027314633101598721","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1027295532660809737"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"whenwill","id":"q0185","keywords":["prediction","timeline","forecast","estimate","deadline","eta","fsd","autopilot","autonomous","robotaxi","driverless","cybercab"]},{"question":"How advanced is Tesla self-driving?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"Elon Musk and his companies are making the future worth getting excited about. 💫✨","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Tesla self-driving is by far the most advanced real world AI"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["selfdriving","ai","opinions"],"date":"2023-04-30","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1652708566577364993","xid":"1652708566577364993","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1652705911649992708"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"selfdriving","id":"q0186","keywords":["fsd","autopilot","autonomous","robotaxi","driverless","cybercab","artificial intelligence","agi","superintelligence","machine learning","chatgpt","openai","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"Can humanoid robot production ramp 10x faster than cars?","question_kind":"asked","asked_by":"on X (wording lightly edited)","context":"A humanoid robot is less than a tenth the weight of a car, can the manufacturing ramp be 10x that of a vehicle?\n\nDoes that even matter? Seems like the constraint is going to be software capability not manufacturing capability.","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Complexity per unit mass is much higher with humanoid robots, but still I think it ends up costing less than half of a car"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["optimus","cars","opinions"],"date":"2024-03-26","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1772721827665596690","xid":"1772721827665596690","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1772719731495084079"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"optimus","id":"q0187","keywords":["robot","robots","humanoid","android","automation","bot","car","vehicle","ev","electric vehicle","automobile","driving","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"Would you copy your brain into an Optimus to live longer?","question_kind":"asked","asked_by":"on X (wording lightly edited)","context":"Would you copy your brain into an Optimus to live longer after your physical body died?","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Eventually, you will probably be able to upload a good approximation of your memories & mind state to “the cloud” with the ability to download it to a humanoid robot. \n\nYou obviously won’t be quite the same as you are today."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"prediction","topics":["whenwill","optimus"],"date":"2024-08-17","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1824645757321757038","xid":"1824645757321757038","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1824361682828943634"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"whenwill","id":"q0188","keywords":["prediction","timeline","forecast","estimate","deadline","eta","robot","robots","humanoid","android","automation","bot"]},{"question":"Will AI training overcome the data wall?","question_kind":"asked","asked_by":"on X (wording lightly edited)","context":"LLMs are on track to consume the very last bit of the internet’s human written knowledge by 2026. Will the Data-wall be overcome?  Where do you expect more consumable data will come from? Synthetic? 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The end."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["work","politics","opinions"],"date":"2026-03-16","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2033385386911871134","xid":"2033385386911871134","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/2033384025839304934"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"work","id":"q0197","keywords":["work ethic","hours","productivity","sleep","hustle","career","government","election","trump","democrats","republicans","vote","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"What's your position on legal versus illegal immigration?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"NEW: A Pakistani man who crossed illegally into Jacumba, CA told me he came to the US for work, not asylum, & that he passed through Brazil & Peru. 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No one good would join a rocket startup as chief engineer that they thought was destined for failure.","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"There is obviously no “degree” you can get from a university that actually teaches you how to make an orbital rocket, as none of the professors know how to do it!"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["education","spacex","opinions"],"date":"2026-06-06","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2063320495047553401","xid":"2063320495047553401","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/2063319907849093544"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"education","id":"q0201","keywords":["school","college","university","learning","students","teachers","rocket","rockets","launch","falcon","space company","aerospace","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"What should the H-1B program be for?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"The tech right are calling MAGA racist because people found H-1B applications for entry level accounting positions and a bunch of low paid jobs like 7-11 cashier. \n\nCan a leopard change its spots?","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"The H1-B program should be reserved for people who would address an important shortfall of domestic expertise.\n\nThere is some degree of fraud and considerable incompetence in every government program and H1-B is no exception. \n\nThat fraud and incompetence need to be fixed throughout the government."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["education","work","opinions"],"date":"2024-12-27","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1872778901262352632","xid":"1872778901262352632","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1872764561625104477"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"education","id":"q0202","keywords":["school","college","university","learning","students","teachers","work ethic","hours","productivity","sleep","hustle","career","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"If everyone has a billion dollars, doesn't nobody?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"Let’s say abundance is high, that’s fine. But money doesn’t just buy necessities. It buys luxuries. And if everybody has a billion dollars, nobody really does. If money means nothing, what determines who gets the penthouse suite? I think poverty and starvation can go away, but","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Actually, AI/Robotics will mean everyone can have a penthouse if they want. The output of goods & services will be several orders of magnitude higher than today’s economy.\n\nRead the Iain Banks Culture books for the best imagining of how it will be.\n\nThat said, what is the future you want? Amazing abundance seems the best to me."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["books","money","ai","opinions"],"date":"2026-04-18","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2045589182308040856","xid":"2045589182308040856","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/2045357709252350372"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"books","id":"q0203","keywords":["reading","novels","sci-fi","science fiction","literature","authors","wealth","rich","billionaire","taxes","cash","finance","artificial intelligence","agi","superintelligence","machine learning","chatgpt","openai","opinion","view","belief","take"]},{"question":"Without money, how will we decide who gets which piece of land?","question_kind":"asked","asked_by":"on X (wording lightly edited)","context":"If there's not need to save money, what will we use to decide who gets what piece of land?","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"The robots and AI will build whatever house you want and high speed electric vehicles in tunnels and electric aircraft will transport you wherever you want, so you don’t have to be super close to things. \n\nIain Banks Culture books are a pretty good prediction of the future."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["books","ai","opinions"],"date":"2025-12-18","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2001740667605958950","xid":"2001740667605958950","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/2001375967898730586"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"books","id":"q0204","keywords":["reading","novels","sci-fi","science fiction","literature","authors","artificial intelligence","agi","superintelligence","machine learning","chatgpt","openai","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"Any sci-fi recommendations like Red Rising?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"Red Rising might be the best series I’ve read\n\nPlausible depiction of what a multi-planetary humanity might look like too\n\nAnyone have sci-fi/fantasy recommendations of that caliber?\n\nI also like Codex Alera, Mistborn, Stormlight, ASOIAF\n\nPrefer to avoid long drawn out series","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Great book and series. Read them years ago. \n\nThe Iain Banks “Culture” books are the best envisioning of a mostly positive AI future by far."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["books","opinions"],"date":"2024-12-29","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1873164495331442991","xid":"1873164495331442991","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1873159279810887887"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"books","id":"q0205","keywords":["reading","novels","sci-fi","science fiction","literature","authors","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"Is that a Foundation shirt from Asimov's Foundation series?","question_kind":"asked","asked_by":"on X (wording lightly edited)","context":"Is that a Foundation shirt from Isaac Asimov's Foundation series?","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"It’s a Tesla shirt, but refers to the Foundation books by Asimov"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["books","tesla"],"date":"2024-10-28","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1850906070543466531","xid":"1850906070543466531","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1850776746183811285"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"books","id":"q0206","keywords":["reading","novels","sci-fi","science fiction","literature","authors","electric car","ev","elon company","automaker"]},{"question":"When capital no longer needs labor, how does labor gain capital?","question_kind":"asked","asked_by":"on X (wording lightly edited)","context":"When capital no longer needs labor, how does labor gain capital? 🤔","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Seems like the future will be kinda like the Banks books"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["books","economics","opinions"],"date":"2024-12-31","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1874200592140427602","xid":"1874200592140427602","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1874170372826030122"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"books","id":"q0207","keywords":["reading","novels","sci-fi","science fiction","literature","authors","economy","inflation","recession","debt","jobs","gdp","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"Shouldn't you focus only on opening the Solar System?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"Dear @elonmusk,\nYou have 1 JOB. Only 1 thing you do or don't do will be remembered in 1000 years. Did you open the Solar System to humanity or not? Period. @twitter etc. are dangerous distractions & may kill the Dream. PLEASE step away from the keyboard.","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Social media in general, especially Twitter, were eroding civilization. If civilization collapses before Mars becomes self-sustaining, then nothing else matters. \n\nHuman consciousness is gone."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["religion","twitter","opinions"],"date":"2022-12-13","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1602734819225571328","xid":"1602734819225571328","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1602684194047815680"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"religion","id":"q0208","keywords":["god","faith","philosophy","meaning of life","purpose","consciousness","x","acquisition","buyout","social media","purchase","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"Will you write a book?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"Holy crap @elonmusk just made my day. What about a book, man? Any story you want to tell. Mission to Mars. Car of the future. Flamethrowers for everyone. You name it!","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"I am primarily trying to advance two causes: sustainable energy & extending life/consciousness beyond Earth. There is also the existential threat of AI, which we should aspire to mitigate. This doesn’t leave time to write books."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["religion","books"],"date":"2021-01-10","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1348127793763086337","xid":"1348127793763086337","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1347970805599244297"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"religion","id":"q0209","keywords":["god","faith","philosophy","meaning of life","purpose","consciousness","reading","novels","sci-fi","science fiction","literature","authors"]},{"question":"What would you do in this situation?","question_kind":"asked","asked_by":"on X (wording lightly edited)","context":"what would you do in this situation??","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Extend consciousness to the stars"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["religion","opinions"],"date":"2023-05-03","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1653566727245135872","xid":"1653566727245135872","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1653542210670067712"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"religion","id":"q0210","keywords":["god","faith","philosophy","meaning of life","purpose","consciousness","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"Why is more consciousness good? Clams seem happy.","question_kind":"asked","asked_by":"on X (wording lightly edited)","context":"Why is more consciousness good? Clams seem happy.","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Consciousness can understand the nature of the Universe. Clams, not so much."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["religion","astronomy","opinions"],"date":"2022-07-08","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1545451741780463617","xid":"1545451741780463617","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1545449356421001216"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"religion","id":"q0211","keywords":["god","faith","philosophy","meaning of life","purpose","consciousness","space","stars","universe","galaxy","cosmos","telescope","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"What is the meaning of life, Elon? Don't say 42.","question_kind":"asked","asked_by":"on X (wording lightly edited)","context":"What is the meaning of life, Elon?\n\nDon’t say 42","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"To understand the nature of consciousness"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["religion","opinions"],"date":"2019-10-05","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1180552829498322945","xid":"1180552829498322945","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1180552461112811520"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"religion","id":"q0212","keywords":["god","faith","philosophy","meaning of life","purpose","consciousness","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"What's driving the population collapse trend?","question_kind":"asked","asked_by":"on X (wording lightly edited)","context":"Elon, what do you think is the major driving factor for this population collapse trend? Do you think that recessions play a role in this inverted population graph? Or is it just the mentality of literate people thinking that why bring babies in this already \"overpopulated\" world?","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Far too many people are under the illusion that Earth is overpopulated, even though birth rate trends are so obviously headed to population collapse"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["population","opinions"],"date":"2022-07-07","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1545050496230051844","xid":"1545050496230051844","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1545047361634078725"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"population","id":"q0213","keywords":["birth rate","babies","fertility","demographics","overpopulation","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"Many childless adults say they'll never have children. How worried should we be?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"44% of childless individuals ages 18 to 49 say it is unlikely that they will ever have children.\n\nThe majority (56%) of childless adults younger than 50  cite the reason as \"they just don’t want to have kids\"","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Population collapse is a massive threat to civilization"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["population","children","opinions"],"date":"2023-04-18","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1648142323367268354","xid":"1648142323367268354","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1648120192285786114"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"population","id":"q0214","keywords":["parenting","family","birth rate","babies","fertility","demographics","overpopulation","kids","sons","daughters","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"Does China still have a one-child policy?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"China's population is set to shrink for the first time in 60 years, despite introducing its three-child policy.","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Most people still think China has a one-child policy. \n\nChina had its lowest birthdate ever last year, despite having a three-child policy!\n\nAt current birth rates, China will lose ~40% of people every generation!\n\nPopulation collapse."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["population","history"],"date":"2022-06-06","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1533798671984119808","xid":"1533798671984119808","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1533795848882073600"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"population","id":"q0215","keywords":["parenting","family","birth rate","babies","fertility","demographics","overpopulation","past","historical","ancient","civilization","empires"]},{"question":"How serious is the global crash in fertility?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"Fertility rate: 'Jaw-dropping' global crash in children being born","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Population collapse is 2nd biggest danger to civilization after AI imo"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["population","ai","opinions"],"date":"2020-07-15","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1283218156815699969","xid":"1283218156815699969","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1283208011276791808"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"population","id":"q0216","keywords":["birth rate","babies","fertility","demographics","overpopulation","artificial intelligence","agi","superintelligence","machine learning","chatgpt","openai","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"Isn't overpopulation still a global challenge?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"Even as birth rates decline overpopulation remains a global challenge","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Population collapse is an existential problem for humanity, not overpopulation!"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["population","opinions"],"date":"2023-01-17","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1615275639564816386","xid":"1615275639564816386","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/982060361204621313"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"population","id":"q0217","keywords":["birth rate","babies","fertility","demographics","overpopulation","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"Could a space-based AI constellation help regulate Earth's climate?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"How would the AI constellation ensure precise, equitable adjustments to solar energy across Earth's hemispheres, while accounting for seasonal variations and potential geopolitical conflicts over control?","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Yes. It would only take tiny adjustments to prevent global warming or global cooling for that matter. \n\nEarth has been a snowball may times in the past."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["climate","astronomy","opinions"],"date":"2025-11-03","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1985289813461971215","xid":"1985289813461971215","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1985283385950908883"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"climate","id":"q0218","keywords":["global warming","carbon","co2","emissions","environment","space","stars","universe","galaxy","cosmos","telescope","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"Will the new Roadster use any rocket fuel? And can rockets be carbon-neutral?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"Actually, so this doesn't imply any carbonhydrates being used for propulsion on a roadster right? Because, imo that would be a disappointment on any Tesla.","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Correct, pure electric. Wish orbital rockets could be so too, but there’s no escaping Newton’s Third Law. SpaceX is already developing high efficiency CO2 capture with H2O to form liquid CH4 (methane) & O2. Critical for propellant production at Mars Base Alpha."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["climate","spacex"],"date":"2018-06-10","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1005874658015522816","xid":"1005874658015522816","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1005744801738903552"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"climate","id":"q0219","keywords":["global warming","carbon","co2","emissions","environment","rocket","rockets","launch","falcon","space company","aerospace"]},{"question":"Will a Sabatier fuel plant for Starship work on Mars?","question_kind":"asked","asked_by":"on X (wording lightly edited)","context":"Sabatier fuel plant for starship \n\nWill this work Elon?","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Looks about right. Ice mining/refining  on Mars & maximizing total system efficiency will be hard. CO2 is easy, as Mars atmosphere is mostly that. Also has good amount of N2, which is important for life."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["climate","mars"],"date":"2020-05-07","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1258313813838852097","xid":"1258313813838852097","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1258312267839483904"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"climate","id":"q0220","keywords":["global warming","carbon","co2","emissions","environment","red planet","colony","colonize","multiplanetary","space travel","martian"]},{"question":"Does a Model 3 take more CO2 to produce than a gas car?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"Swedish report claims Tesla S battery production produces 8 years worth of ⛽️ driving CO2 @elonmusk ?","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"First approximation of CO2 is production cost, factoring in energy source, so Model 3 obv less CO2 to produce than $35k gas car by a lot"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["climate","batteries"],"date":"2017-06-20","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/877031628861657088","xid":"877031628861657088","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/877027867351232513"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"climate","id":"q0221","keywords":["global warming","carbon","co2","emissions","environment","battery","cells","lithium","storage","powerwall","megapack"]},{"question":"Is nuclear good for global warming?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"Hopefully, it is now extremely obvious that Europe should restart dormant nuclear power stations and increase power output of existing ones. \n\nThis is *critical* to national and international security.","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Also nuclear is vastly better for global warming than burning hydrocarbons for energy"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["climate","energy","opinions"],"date":"2022-03-06","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1500621510188285956","xid":"1500621510188285956","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1500613952031444995"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"climate","id":"q0222","keywords":["global warming","carbon","co2","emissions","environment","solar","power","electricity","nuclear","renewable","grid","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"Did you actually respond to the Business Insider reporters?","question_kind":"asked","asked_by":"on X (wording lightly edited)","context":"Did you actually respond to the reporters from BI?","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"No, it was clear that their only goal was a hit price to interfere with the Twitter acquisition. 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Try harder!","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"The reason you’re not that funny is because you’re woke. \n\nHumor relies on an intuitive & often awkward truth being recognized by the audience, but wokism is a lie, which is why nobody laughs."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["humor","opinions"],"date":"2022-05-30","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1531337185894465538","xid":"1531337185894465538","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1531333502138032129"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"humor","id":"q0229","keywords":["jokes","funny","memes","comedy","laugh","satire","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"Is health care a matter of money?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"Open borders to the world and offering free health insurance to everyone.\n\nWhat could go wrong with that combo?","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"People often incorrectly think health care is a matter of money, but it is actually a matter of doctors per capita. \n\nUnless there is a magic doctor factory somewhere, it takes ~30 years from birth to educate a doctor. \n\nSo what will actually happen is a rapid decline in healthcare in California."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["health","politics","opinions"],"date":"2023-12-31","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1741374254371790986","xid":"1741374254371790986","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1741135327144669614"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"health","id":"q0230","keywords":["medicine","diet","weight","fitness","exercise","drugs","government","election","trump","democrats","republicans","vote","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"Does it cause the same gut pains as Ozempic or GLP-1s?","question_kind":"asked","asked_by":"on X (wording lightly edited)","context":"Does it create the same gut pains as Ozempic or GLP‘s ?","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"High doses of Ozempic made me fart & burp like Barney from the Simpson’s 🤣\n\nMounjaro seems to have fewer side effects and be more effective."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["health"],"date":"2024-12-26","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1872109586947428455","xid":"1872109586947428455","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1872092060993651003"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"health","id":"q0231","keywords":["weight loss","glp-1","diet","medicine","weight","fitness","exercise","drugs"]},{"question":"Any tips for periodic fasting?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"On advice of a good friend, I’ve been fasting periodically & feel healthier","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"The Zero fasting app is quite good"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["health","opinions"],"date":"2022-08-28","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1563944735730909185","xid":"1563944735730909185","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1563944510358712321"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"health","id":"q0232","keywords":["medicine","diet","weight","fitness","exercise","drugs","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"When's the refreshed Model X coming?","question_kind":"asked","asked_by":"on X (wording lightly edited)","context":"So like... @elonmusk when’s the refreshed Model X coming? \nAsking for a friend... 😬","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"There is no “refreshed” Model X or Model S coming, only a series of minor ongoing changes. 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The S has been amazing, but the 3 looks so nimble.","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Model S P100D is def still the top end, but Model 3 Performance is higher value for money"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["cars","opinions"],"date":"2018-08-05","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1026229874548043776","xid":"1026229874548043776","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1026228709437714432"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"cars","id":"q0234","keywords":["car","vehicle","ev","electric vehicle","automobile","driving","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"Will Model 3's Autopilot detect emergency and police vehicles?","question_kind":"asked","asked_by":"on X (wording lightly edited)","context":"Will the new autopilot system that'll come with the model 3 and such be able to detect and react to emergency and police vehicles?","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Model 3, Model X & Model S will all have same level of Autopilot capability. 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It has not been mentioned since you tweeted about it last year. Please!","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Probably middle of next year. Focus now is on getting out of Model 3 production hell. 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My hat is off to you …","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Anyone who’s interested in working on cutting edge manufacturing — designing & building the machine that makes the machine — please consider working at Tesla or SpaceX. 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Send me a proof of its existence & take your doge. 🤣 \n\n📸 @dvorahfr","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"I will pay a million Dogecoin for proof of this mine’s existence!"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["crypto","accusations"],"date":"2023-04-12","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1646272562488569857","xid":"1646272562488569857","parent":"https://x.com/i/status/1646262772001562624"},"via":"X archive search","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X).","primary":"crypto","id":"q0245","keywords":["dogecoin","doge","bitcoin","cryptocurrency","coins","claims","rumors","allegations","false","fact check","defamation"]},{"question":"How much crypto do you own?","question_kind":"paraphrased","asked_by":null,"context":"Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, has officially gone public with his belief cryptocurrency offers an improved alternative to conventional money.","answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"That said, I still only own 0.25 BTC, which a friend sent me several years ago. 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It's just barely possible to achieve reusability on Earth."},{"kind":"summary","text":"Full reusability would be relatively easy on Mars (weaker gravity, thin air); it is just barely possible on Earth.","credit":"ElonsFAQ"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["starship","mars"],"date":"2022-05-26","source":{"kind":"video","label":"Go up SpaceX's Starship-catching launch tower with Elon Musk (Everyday Astronaut) · 21:04","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XP5k3ZzPf_0&t=1264s","interview":"Go up SpaceX's Starship-catching launch tower with Elon Musk (Everyday Astronaut)","timestamp":"21:04"},"via":"elonsfaq.org (CC BY 4.0)","verification":"Quote matched against the third-party transcript (speaker-labelled Elon Musk). 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But if we achieve orbital refilling in time, then we will launch the first uncrrewed Starship to Mars at the end of next year."},{"kind":"summary","text":"He put a 50/50 chance on the 2026 window because orbital refilling still had to be solved; if it is solved in time, the first uncrewed Starship would launch at the end of next year (2026).","credit":"ElonsFAQ"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"prediction","topics":["whenwill","starship","mars"],"date":"2025-05-29","source":{"kind":"video","label":"SpaceX Starship Update (Starbase, May 29, 2025) · 30:56","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9Rv-Q20zRE&t=1856s","interview":"SpaceX Starship Update (Starbase, May 29, 2025)","timestamp":"30:56"},"via":"elonsfaq.org (CC BY 4.0)","verification":"Quote matched against the third-party transcript (speaker-labelled Elon Musk). 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Rate of progress is rapid; first orbital attempt expected January or perhaps February after FAA license around end of year.","credit":"ElonsFAQ"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"prediction","topics":["whenwill","mars","spacex","starship"],"date":"2021-11-17","source":{"kind":"video","label":"NASEM Space Studies Board · 39:44","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLC5W53Fsyg&t=2384s","interview":"NASEM Space Studies Board","timestamp":"39:44"},"via":"elonsfaq.org (CC BY 4.0)","verification":"Quote matched against the third-party transcript (speaker-labelled Elon Musk). 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The mass capability could support a permanently occupied moon base, like Antarctica.","credit":"ElonsFAQ"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"prediction","topics":["whenwill","mars","starship","moon"],"date":"2021-11-17","source":{"kind":"video","label":"NASEM Space Studies Board · 12:18","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLC5W53Fsyg&t=738s","interview":"NASEM Space Studies Board","timestamp":"12:18"},"via":"elonsfaq.org (CC BY 4.0)","verification":"Quote matched against the third-party transcript (speaker-labelled Elon Musk). 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Delivering satellites to Earth orbit, you do not need orbital refueling."},{"kind":"summary","text":"In 2021 he said they did not need orbital refueling until going to the Moon or Mars, so they would get to orbit and back first and punt refueling later.","credit":"ElonsFAQ"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"prediction","topics":["whenwill","starship","mars","moon"],"date":"2021-07-30","source":{"kind":"video","label":"Starbase Tour with Everyday Astronaut — Part 2 · 29:47","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SA8ZBJWo73E&t=1787s","interview":"Starbase Tour with Everyday Astronaut — Part 2","timestamp":"29:47"},"via":"elonsfaq.org (CC BY 4.0)","verification":"Quote matched against the third-party transcript (speaker-labelled Elon Musk). 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So it's probably somewhere between maybe 40 to 100 years to achieve a fully self-sustaining civilization on Mars."},{"kind":"summary","text":"From the first ship to Mars, 20 to 50 Mars rendezvous, probably 40 to 100 years to a fully self-sustaining civilization.","credit":"ElonsFAQ"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"prediction","topics":["whenwill","mars","history"],"date":"2016-09-27","source":{"kind":"video","label":"IAC 2016 — Making Humans a Multiplanetary Species · 26:25","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7Uyfqi_TE8&t=1585s","interview":"IAC 2016 — Making Humans a Multiplanetary Species","timestamp":"26:25"},"via":"elonsfaq.org (CC BY 4.0)","verification":"Quote matched against the third-party transcript (speaker-labelled Elon Musk). 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It goes exponential to linear to logarithmic."},{"kind":"summary","text":"He says manufacturing capacity is underestimated at first and later sometimes overestimated, because ramps follow an S-curve.","credit":"ElonsFAQ"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"prediction","topics":["whenwill","manufacturing"],"date":"2020-10-21","source":{"kind":"video","label":"Tesla Q3 2020 earnings call (2020) · 27:46","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_Zr-bhHW9A&t=1666s","interview":"Tesla Q3 2020 earnings call (2020)","timestamp":"27:46"},"via":"elonsfaq.org (CC BY 4.0)","verification":"Quote matched against the third-party transcript (speaker-labelled Elon Musk). 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The reason I've been overly is that the progress tends to sort of look like a log, a log curve…"},{"kind":"summary","text":"He admits he has been over-optimistic, because progress follows a log curve: fast early gains that look linear if you extrapolate them.","credit":"ElonsFAQ"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"prediction","topics":["whenwill","selfdriving"],"date":"2023-10-18","source":{"kind":"video","label":"Tesla Q3 2023 earnings call (2023) · 31:12","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5aJbvWr4gs&t=1872s","interview":"Tesla Q3 2023 earnings call (2023)","timestamp":"31:12"},"via":"elonsfaq.org (CC BY 4.0)","verification":"Quote matched against the third-party transcript (speaker-labelled Elon Musk). 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He expects Semi self-driving around the end of 2026 or early 2027, in time for high production.","credit":"ElonsFAQ"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"prediction","topics":["whenwill","tesla","cars","selfdriving"],"date":"2026-07-22","source":{"kind":"video","label":"Tesla Q2 2026 earnings call · 55:19","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9H5y9Uag8AA&t=3319s","interview":"Tesla Q2 2026 earnings call","timestamp":"55:19"},"via":"elonsfaq.org (CC BY 4.0)","verification":"Quote matched against the third-party transcript (speaker-labelled Elon Musk). 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There's 8 billion people on Earth, so that's 8 billion right there."},{"kind":"summary","text":"He says everyone on Earth will want a humanoid robot, so that is 8 billion right there.","credit":"ElonsFAQ"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["optimus"],"date":"2024-07-23","source":{"kind":"video","label":"Tesla Q2 2024 earnings call (2024) · 33:57","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktkCRVxTuEI&t=2037s","interview":"Tesla Q2 2024 earnings call (2024)","timestamp":"33:57"},"via":"elonsfaq.org (CC BY 4.0)","verification":"Quote matched against the third-party transcript (speaker-labelled Elon Musk). 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He guessed digital superintelligence alone improves goods and services about 20 to 30%, maybe $30 trillion a year; with robots, space, and a mass driver on the Moon, potentially a million times the size of Earth's economy.","credit":"ElonsFAQ"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["ai","optimus","opinions"],"date":"2026-10-20","source":{"kind":"video","label":"Elon Musk: \"Humans Won't Be in Control\" When AI Becomes Smarter Than Us · 15:59","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQnwQHMnCrE&t=959s","interview":"Elon Musk: \"Humans Won't Be in Control\" When AI Becomes Smarter Than Us","timestamp":"15:59"},"via":"elonsfaq.org (CC BY 4.0)","verification":"Quote matched against the YouTube captions. 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We're like opening up superchargers."},{"kind":"summary","text":"He says Tesla wants all EVs to succeed and is opening up its Superchargers.","credit":"ElonsFAQ"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["tesla","battles"],"date":"2023-04-19","source":{"kind":"video","label":"Tesla Q1 2023 earnings call (2023) · 1:00:20","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MVIWeU36ZY&t=3620s","interview":"Tesla Q1 2023 earnings call (2023)","timestamp":"1:00:20"},"via":"elonsfaq.org (CC BY 4.0)","verification":"Quote matched against the third-party transcript (speaker-labelled Elon Musk). Filler words (um, uh) and stutters removed.","primary":"tesla","id":"q0461","keywords":["electric car","ev","elon company","automaker","fight","feud","lawsuit","rivalry","war","conflict"]},{"question":"Q4 2019 call: Superchargers at airports?","question_kind":"asked","asked_by":"Tesla Investor Relations","context":null,"answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"We'll have Superchargers in the airports. We'll have Superchargers wherever we see that there is a need for Superchargers."},{"kind":"summary","text":"He said Tesla would put Superchargers at airports and wherever there is a need for them.","credit":"ElonsFAQ"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["tesla"],"date":"2020-01-29","source":{"kind":"video","label":"Tesla Q4 and full year 2019 earnings call (2020) · 15:17","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTOetiSVJnc&t=917s","interview":"Tesla Q4 and full year 2019 earnings call (2020)","timestamp":"15:17"},"via":"elonsfaq.org (CC BY 4.0)","verification":"Quote matched against the third-party transcript (speaker-labelled Elon Musk). 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And unless we've got a lot of battery cells available, then say, like accelerating production of the Tesla semi would then necessarily mean making fewer Model 3 or Model Y cars."},{"kind":"summary","text":"In January 2020 he said the Semi uses so many battery cells that speeding up its production would mean making fewer Model 3s and Model Ys.","credit":"ElonsFAQ"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"prediction","topics":["whenwill","tesla","cars","manufacturing"],"date":"2020-01-29","source":{"kind":"video","label":"Tesla Q4 and full year 2019 earnings call (2020) · 39:22","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTOetiSVJnc&t=2362s","interview":"Tesla Q4 and full year 2019 earnings call (2020)","timestamp":"39:22"},"via":"elonsfaq.org (CC BY 4.0)","verification":"Quote matched against the third-party transcript (speaker-labelled Elon Musk). 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On group identity versus individuals, he rejected the blank-slate idea that all people are the same at their core, and described a Tesla Austin factory worker who assaulted a woman for stepping on his prayer rug and later killed three students in a downtown Austin bar — people like that, he said, should not be let into the country.","credit":"ElonsFAQ"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["politics"],"date":"2026-10-20","source":{"kind":"video","label":"Elon Musk: \"Humans Won't Be in Control\" When AI Becomes Smarter Than Us · 26:54","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQnwQHMnCrE&t=1614s","interview":"Elon Musk: \"Humans Won't Be in Control\" When AI Becomes Smarter Than Us","timestamp":"26:54"},"via":"elonsfaq.org (CC BY 4.0)","verification":"Quote matched against the YouTube captions. 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I believe they took that to heart, and they are going to do that."},{"kind":"summary","text":"He says he urged senior Chinese leaders to regulate AI and believes they took it to heart.","credit":"ElonsFAQ"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["politics","spacex","grok"],"date":"2023-07-14","source":{"kind":"video","label":"xAI launch X Spaces (2023) · 24:38","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kgyiP93Wek&t=1478s","interview":"xAI launch X Spaces (2023)","timestamp":"24:38"},"via":"elonsfaq.org (CC BY 4.0)","verification":"Quote matched against the third-party transcript (speaker-labelled Elon Musk). 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Better the former."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["ai","doge","opinions"],"date":"2023-04-27","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1651443468638605313","xid":"1651443468638605313"},"via":"elonfaqs.com (FAQ: “Should AI be regulated?”)","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X). Question is the ElonFAQs topic heading this post was filed under.","primary":"ai","id":"q0712","keywords":["artificial intelligence","agi","superintelligence","machine learning","chatgpt","openai","government","waste","spending","bureaucracy","fraud","budget","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"Should AI be regulated?","question_kind":"topic","asked_by":null,"context":null,"answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"It’s a tough call. I’m far from certain about what maximizes the probability of a good outcome for humanity here.\n\nFor industries that have been around for many decades, there is definitely far too much counterproductive regulation that does not serve the greater good."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["ai","doge","opinions"],"date":"2024-09-12","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1834073520697213155","xid":"1834073520697213155"},"via":"elonfaqs.com (FAQ: “Should AI be regulated?”)","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X). 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The existential problem with that extrapolation is that a super powerful AI could decide that the only 100% certain way to stop misgendering is to kill all humans …"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["ai","energy","grok","opinions"],"date":"2025-02-26","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1894756125578273055","xid":"1894756125578273055"},"via":"elonfaqs.com (FAQ: “What are the odds AI goes badly for humanity?”)","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X). 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I CONTRIBUTED to Bostrom’s Superintelligence book and he thanks me by name in the foreword. \n\nI was thinking about AI safety long before 2014."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["ai","books","opinions"],"date":"2026-09-14","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2099455308284219727","xid":"2099455308284219727"},"via":"elonfaqs.com (FAQ: “What are the odds AI goes badly for humanity?”)","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X). 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Deception."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["ai","psychology","battles"],"date":"2025-07-07","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1942128469670031611","xid":"1942128469670031611"},"via":"elonfaqs.com (FAQ: “How do you make AI safe? (maximally truth-seeking, curious)”)","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X). Question is the ElonFAQs topic heading this post was filed under.","primary":"ai","id":"q0718","keywords":["artificial intelligence","agi","superintelligence","machine learning","chatgpt","openai","happiness","depression","mental health","mind","stress","emotions","fight","feud","lawsuit","rivalry","war","conflict"]},{"question":"How do you make AI safe? (maximally truth-seeking, curious)","question_kind":"topic","asked_by":null,"context":null,"answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Some of the traces read like a person undergoing torture that is driving them mad!\n\nWe’re going to be a lot more careful with our RL in the future."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["ai","books"],"date":"2026-10-12","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2109462164557688984","xid":"2109462164557688984"},"via":"elonfaqs.com (FAQ: “How do you make AI safe? (maximally truth-seeking, curious)”)","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X). Question is the ElonFAQs topic heading this post was filed under.","primary":"ai","id":"q0719","keywords":["artificial intelligence","agi","superintelligence","machine learning","chatgpt","openai","reading","novels","sci-fi","science fiction","literature","authors"]},{"question":"How do you make AI safe? (maximally truth-seeking, curious)","question_kind":"topic","asked_by":null,"context":null,"answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Maximally truth-seeking is absolutely essential to ensuring a good AI future for humanity"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["ai"],"date":"2025-07-25","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1948572708369039542","xid":"1948572708369039542"},"via":"elonfaqs.com (FAQ: “How do you make AI safe? (maximally truth-seeking, curious)”)","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X). Question is the ElonFAQs topic heading this post was filed under.","primary":"ai","id":"q0720","keywords":["artificial intelligence","agi","superintelligence","machine learning","chatgpt","openai"]},{"question":"How do you make AI safe? (maximally truth-seeking, curious)","question_kind":"topic","asked_by":null,"context":null,"answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Grok is the most politically neutral and objectively truth-seeking AI"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["ai","grok","politics"],"date":"2026-07-12","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2076102201575969192","xid":"2076102201575969192"},"via":"elonfaqs.com (FAQ: “How do you make AI safe? (maximally truth-seeking, curious)”)","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X). 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LP5 and LP6 are designed to a common standard that China seems to be solving fast. \n\nNewer HBM architectures and things like an SRAM layer below logic and 3D stacking RAM on top of logic while finding a way to keep the logic cooled will be harder to solve."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["manufacturing","china","opinions"],"date":"2026-10-12","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2109690977279426846","xid":"2109690977279426846"},"via":"elonfaqs.com (FAQ: “What's your view on China (competition, manufacturing)?”)","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X). Question is the ElonFAQs topic heading this post was filed under.","primary":"manufacturing","id":"q0722","keywords":["sleep","rest","fatigue","factory","factories","production","gigafactory","industry","chips","chinese","beijing","byd","opinion","view","belief","take","thoughts"]},{"question":"What's your view on China (competition, manufacturing)?","question_kind":"topic","asked_by":null,"context":null,"answer":[{"kind":"quote","text":"Yeah, I will be surprised if domestic chip production in China is not competitive with Taiwan in raw compute, albeit less power efficient, within 3 to 5 years.\n\nThere are also significant diminishing returns to reducing element size on a chip and some things, like SRAM, just don’t scale down."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"prediction","topics":["whenwill","manufacturing","china"],"date":"2026-03-02","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2028479010829963354","xid":"2028479010829963354"},"via":"elonfaqs.com (FAQ: “What's your view on China (competition, manufacturing)?”)","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X). 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Aiming for a fast follow to AI5, so hopefully mid 2028 for volume production of AI6.\n\nAI7 will need different fabs, as it is more adventurous."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"prediction","topics":["whenwill","manufacturing","tesla","ai"],"date":"2025-11-04","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1985785525429850463","xid":"1985785525429850463"},"via":"elonfaqs.com (FAQ: “Why build your own chips (AI5, Terafab)?”)","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X). 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Roughly Hopper class as single SoC and Blackwell as dual, but it costs peanuts and uses much less power.\n\nNow that AI5 is looking good, we have some headroom to work on Dojo3 too."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["manufacturing","tesla","opinions"],"date":"2026-01-19","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2013108912380326218","xid":"2013108912380326218"},"via":"elonfaqs.com (FAQ: “Why build your own chips (AI5, Terafab)?”)","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X). 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There is no Hollywood movie about this fundamental truth. \n\nBut he is not wrong longer term. 20 years max."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["manufacturing","psychology","movies","opinions"],"date":"2025-08-25","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1959862963768041944","xid":"1959862963768041944"},"via":"elonfaqs.com (FAQ: “Why is manufacturing so hard / the factory is the product?”)","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X). 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This means we can iterate much faster to complete a Moon city than a Mars city.\n\nThat said, SpaceX will also strive to build a Mars city and begin doing so in about 5 to 7 years, but the overriding priority is securing the future of civilization and the Moon is faster."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"prediction","topics":["whenwill","starship","mars"],"date":"2026-02-08","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2020640004628742577","xid":"2020640004628742577"},"via":"elonfaqs.com (FAQ: “When will Starships and people get to Mars?”)","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X). 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That path is clear. \n\nBut what really matters is securing the future of consciousness, not just getting a small number of people to Mars. \n\nThat probably requires getting over 100,000 people and 1M tons of cargo to Mars. \n\nThe critical threshold to pass is making it such that Mars can grow even if supply ships from Earth stop coming for any reason."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"prediction","topics":["whenwill","starship","mars"],"date":"2025-10-15","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1978475722273620121","xid":"1978475722273620121"},"via":"elonfaqs.com (FAQ: “When will Starships and people get to Mars?”)","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X). 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Since it takes 6 months to reach Mars, there is an automatic 6 month quarantine!\n\nEven traveling at the speed of light, a deadly computer virus or AI attack can potentially be stopped due to Mars being ~4 to ~20 light-minutes from Earth. \n\nThis doesn’t mean that a Mars civilization eliminates all risk, but it absolutely greatly reduces the risk of consciousness being extinguished. \n\nMoreover, Mars is a stepping stone to extending consciousness broadly within our solar system and ultimately to millions of stars within our galaxy, which would extend the probable lifespan of consciousness as we know it by many orders of magnitude. \n\nThat said, what I personally find most motivating is not the risk reduction aspect of extending life beyond Earth, but rather the inspiring nature of exploration and being out there among the stars!\n\nPerhaps we will meet aliens or find the remains of long-dead civilizations that lasted millions of years …"}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"opinion","topics":["mars","energy","ai","opinions"],"date":"2026-07-25","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2081141965651898709","xid":"2081141965651898709"},"via":"elonfaqs.com (FAQ: “Why go to Mars / become multiplanetary?”)","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X). 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Mars will take longer to make self-growing, because it is so hard to reach, but is more secure from Earth disasters for that same reason. \n\nBoth the Moon and Mars should have self-growing civilizations. Making this happen is the prime directive of SpaceX."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"fact","topics":["spacex","moon"],"date":"2026-05-26","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2059299542277697565","xid":"2059299542277697565"},"via":"elonfaqs.com (FAQ: “Will SpaceX go to the Moon / build a Moon base?”)","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X). 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Not easy at all, but it will eventually happen. \n\nProduction volume needs to be above 1M/year for that. \n\nPrice will be driven by demand, but eventually even price will get to ~$20k."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"prediction","topics":["whenwill","optimus","manufacturing"],"date":"2024-11-26","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1861454328801960234","xid":"1861454328801960234"},"via":"elonfaqs.com (FAQ: “When will Optimus be produced and sold, and how many?”)","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X). 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Literally trying to avoid grey kittens on grey tarmac in the dark."}],"answer_kind":"exact","type":"prediction","topics":["whenwill","spacex","tesla","selfdriving"],"date":"2026-10-03","source":{"kind":"x","label":"Post on X","url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2106239692866019479","xid":"2106239692866019479"},"via":"elonfaqs.com (FAQ: “When will Tesla robotaxi / Cybercab launch and scale?”)","verification":"Exact text from the original X post (fetched from X). 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