Elon Musk
Elon Musk
Elon Reeve Muskis a South African-born Canadian-American business magnate, engineer and inventor...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth28 June 1971
CityPretoria, South Africa
CountryUnited States of America
cannot cures current genes identify needs next precisely somebody turned
With DNA, you have to be able to tell which genes are turned on or off. Current DNA sequencing cannot do that. The next generation of DNA sequencing needs to be able to do this. If somebody invents this, then we can start to very precisely identify cures for diseases.
world needs figures
We need to figure out how to have the things we love, and not destroy the world.
nukes needs dangerous
We need to be super careful with AI. Potentially more dangerous than nukes,
people needs alternatives
Some people don't like change, but you need to embrace change if the alternative is disaster.
needs species humans
Humans need to be a multiplanet species.
needs looks mars
You need to live in a dome initially, but over time you could terraform Mars to look like Earth and eventually walk around outside without anything on... So it's a fixer-upper of a planet.
inspirational different needs
You shouldn't do things differently just because they're different. They need to be... better.
thinking needs existential
I think we should be very careful about artificial intelligence. If I had to guess at what our biggest existential threat is, it's probably that. So we need to be very careful...With artificial intelligence we're summoning the demon.
running mean needs
Even if producing CO2 was good for the environment, given that we're going to run out of hydrocarbons, we need to find some sustainable means of operating.
needs tesla energy
Obviously Tesla is about helping solve the consumption of energy in a sustainable manner, but you need the production of energy in a sustainable manner.
below best engine looking looks might percent prefer
The way it's looking right now, our engine might be one percent below our specifications, but still be the best engine ever done. We prefer not to...but it looks like we may be one percent low.
rumours
The rumours of the demise of the U.S. manufacturing industry are greatly exaggerated.
earned five million revenue took
Our earned revenue will be $35 million after a little more than two years of operation. By comparison, the X-Prize was a one-off of $10 million, and it took Burt something like five years to do it.
approach chances
Our approach has been to take no chances whatsoever.