Elon Musk: A future worth getting excited about | Tesla Texas Gigafactory interview | TED

What's on Elon Musk's mind? In this exclusive conversation with head of TED Chris Anderson, Musk details how the radical new innovations he's working on -- Tesla's intelligent humanoid robot Optimus, SpaceX's otherworldly Starship and Neuralink's brain-machine interfaces, among others -- could help maximize the lifespan of humanity and create a world where goods and services are abundant and accessible for all. It's a compelling vision of a future worth getting excited about. (Recorded at the Tesla Texas Gigafactory on April 6, 2022)

0:14 A future that's worth getting excited about
2:44 The sustainable energy economy, batteries and 300 terawatt hours of installed capacity
7:06 "Humanity will solve sustainable energy."
8:47 Artificial intelligence and Tesla's progress on full self-driving cars
19:46 Tesla's Optimus humanoid robot
21:46 "People have no idea, this is going to be bigger than the car."
23:14 Avoiding an AI dystopia
26:39 The age of abundance
28:20 Neuralink and brain-machine interfaces
36:55 SpaceX's Starship and the mission to build a city on Mars
46:54 "It's the people of Mars' city."
50:14 What else can Starship do and help explore?
53:18 Possible synergies between Tesla, SpaceX, The Boring Company and Neuralink
54:44 Intercontinental travel via Starship
58:41 Being a billionaire
1:02:31 Philanthropy as love of humanity
1:03:39 Population collapse and birth rates as a threat to future of human civilization
1:04:13 Elon's drive
1:06:06 "I think if you want the future to be good, you must make it so."

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[natllite]

Despite what the social media and news wants you to think, we can build a great future.

[SomeBoredGuy]

I am 52 yrs old. Listening to the future that Elon will accomplish, makes me sad that I will not live long enough to see the full realization of his endeavors.
At the same time, I am VERY HAPPY that I am alive to witness the accomplishments he has already achieved and will achieve in my life time.
If I live long enough to witness the first human mission to mars, I will have died a happier man!
This man makes me want to live longer!

BTW, I was born in 1969. The year we landed on the moon. Maybe I will die the year we land on mars?

[ianwong]

Elon, thank you for what you have done and are currently doing. Thank you, sincerely

[gaitakshat]

Lens and watch cannot synchronize while capturing an image/video?

[susanrosegale]

"If you want the future to be good, you must make it so; take action to make it so, and it will be. " 1:06:00 to the end. I love this man for restoring my faith in humanity.

[grafando]

Interviewer is clearly passionate about the topics. Good questions, good conversation, and good interview. Thank you for this.

[lumitebin]

I have seen many interviews of Elon but I believe Chris is the best interviewer for Elon specifically.

[myselflove-bfuv]

I love these two people together
It’s so clear they are respectful to each other

[Tiwi]

So far this has been one of the best Elon’s interviews, happy that the interviewer is knowledgeable about Musk’s endeavors and questions are somewhat interesting. It shows respect for Elon’s time.

[mylindacasbarro]

Thank you for being here this morning! I enjoyed hearing you speak. ✝️👑♥️

[derekbentley]

Metallurgy do you manipulate strengths or cold roll

[MaxPorter]

"If you want the future to be good, you must make it so." I love that quote.

[RameTech]

Watching this video, I have to say that Chris Anderson is an outstanding and amazing interviewer. All questions were totally on point and not only interesting but also different to what we have heard before from Elon. Throughout the interview, one could see the underlying structure and guidance which made it easy to listen and follow along. And one thing that especially stood out: He rarely interrupted but still managed to get all the necessary information while not digressing from the main topics.

I watched a 1 hour long interview, enjoyed every second and am stunned afterwards to a point where not writing a comment simply isn't a possibility. That's what interviews should be like. That's quality.

[narayanaraokdsss]

Any idea of service centre for break and battery at night

[narayanaraokdsss]

Any idea if water sprinkle in plant in M

[peterhaubrich]

This was the most important video to watch this year. The pessimism and non action circulating in today's culture has kept us back from a bigger vision and enthusiasm for the future. Let's go claim a better future together.

[tamrawhitney]

Definitely the best interview so far. The interviewer was very respectful of Elon and structured his questions in an unbiased way. Very very refreshing!!

[rawrrrz]

'I think this is the year' "1 year ago" 😅

[narayanaraokdsss]

Any idea Speed can be considered traffic sensors control

[jiyangchen]

This is really well researched and I enjoy the interviewer asking interesting questions.