Musk also discussed his political influence due to his market power in industries like cars, space, satellites, and social media, attributing his power to good execution rather than anticompetitive actions. He also addressed the controversy at Open AI, the maker of ChatGPT, which he co-founded but later left, expressing mixed feelings about CEO Sam Altman. Musk is now building a rival, xAI, using data from the social network.
Key takeaways:
- Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, has faced backlash and loss of advertisers due to his endorsement of an antisemitic post, to which he responded defiantly at the New York Times DealBook conference.
- Musk apologized for his choice of words and urged people to judge him by his actions, citing the achievements of his companies Tesla and SpaceX.
- He expressed his discontent with the Biden administration, citing a snub of Tesla at a 2021 electric vehicle summit, and has shown support for Republican candidates.
- Musk also addressed issues at Open AI, a company he co-founded, and the potential dangers of AI, while revealing he is building a rival called xAI using data from a social network.