Elon Musk | Full interview | Code Conference 2016

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk talks with Recode's Kara Swisher and The Verge's Walt Mossberg about his plans to send a one-way rocket to Mars in 2018. He estimates colonists could start arriving on the Red Planet by 2025. Musk also talks about the proliferation of electric vehicle initiatives that compete with his other company, Tesla, and why autonomous cars will become the norm. He says he doesn't see Google as a competitor, but that "Apple will be more direct." Plus: Why Musk wants more people to have access to the power of artificial intelligence.

[@QuantumBraced]

This interview is the equivalent of my grandparents asking me how to turn on the computer...

[@TCASSADY1]

I agree. Do these people ever turn on the news or look at the internet

[@helmutprost9714]

nailed it!

[@timotheusvanesch3959]

Well, that then probably shows the magnitue of difference between you and mr. Musk :P

[@Yetipfote]

HAHAHAHA! :D

[@pauldavey1716]

My gut feeling as to why the land on water is ..... Insurance. There is also the Sonic Boom issue, a reason that Concorde was unable in law to fly supersonic over land

[@dudorothy]

A: The interviewers are too dumb for Musk. B: Musk has that nerdy kind of humor that makes me smile all the time

[@kenmeyer100]

Good interviewers ask from the perspective of the public. If anyone is too dumb than it is the public (probably not the one in the studio, but a lot of those watching the video on youtube)

[@chicolua]

+Ken Meyer you are right. most people in the world are very dumb

[@jtnkathuria]

@@kenmeyer100 any one who doesn't know about Physics or Rocket Science is not Dumb... There are other areas of interest people have .. and every interview doesn't need to be too nerdy for audience.. Please broaden your horizons

[@Wowplajer]

@@kenmeyer100 Its a vox sponsored talk, the average iq of their audience is about 20 what did you expect? Honestly this entire thing is an insult to musk, and yet he somehow still provides so much value to us who understand him.

[@vinayakjadhav1719]

“The definition of genius is taking the complex and making it simple.” ― Albert Einstein

[@4philipp]

Is that from a meme generator?

[@joshoowa]

@@4philipp have you not heard of Albert Einstein?

[@viruspunk420]

E=mc2

[@adajames-almano1436]

👌

[@perfectworldclub9761]

So wrong here, a thef is no genius, omg fougs, this is just a frontman

[@RSF-1]

if the interviewers are reading the comments for the love of god DONT interrupt the guest every 20 seconds!! absolutely zero tact. Elon, youre a living legend.

[@Leingod123]

Elon Musk, the First of His Name, King of Mars, Lord of the Electric Cars, Protector of the Realm, Father of Dragons and Falcons.

[@donkisiko]

Hahahahaha legend !

[@tertiary7]

It is known.

[@Wulfnstein]

Long live King Elon!

[@naybobdenod]

Leo. Thats the best comment ever :) Live long

[@Cydonius1]

Yet, it is written that there shall come a grand man, whom Elon will bow before and tie his sandals and pour myrrh and incense upon his feet and he shall be called God Emperor Trump

[@samuelzhong1099]

I am surprised by how smart and PATIENT Elon is....

[@rachel_miller]

He deserves an award. Or a reward. Or both...

[@lingsuyen9509]

Trait of Cancer .

[@benfoster5387]

He's a living Einstein. Appreciate that you got to live at the same time as this man and listen to him talk. Men like this only come around a few times a century.

[@gotfan7743]

Goddamn it man. No, Musk is not Einstein or even remotely close to a Scientist. Is he a innovator? Sure. Is he a damn good Entrepreneur? Definitely. But no for the love of effing god do not compare him and Einstein in the same sentence. You have no idea about the contribution of Einstein to Modern World and Physics at large. Elon Musk will most likely go down as Henry Ford of our times not as Einstein. Read a little bit about Einstein before making absurd comparisons.

[@LH-yl7jz]

@@gotfan7743 read a little about elon before you make absurd comparisons to Henry Ford. The man is a rocket engineer. He is self taught. Yeah so he didn't branch off to Einstein's exact path but the dude is beyond the collective brain power of the ave human.

[@gotfan7743]

@@LH-yl7jz Read a little about Science before acting as Elon's pet.

[@LH-yl7jz]

@@gotfan7743 Haha. I am positive I have more science knowledge than you. 😄

[@0wninguplz]

@@LH-yl7jz he said Henry Ford of our times. Do you lack comprehensive reading skills?

[@Mrkaljevlc]

These two interview hosts are like ghosts. Respect to Elon.

[@zycane]

Advise for the future, Code, don't bring clueless interviewers up to question a legendary man.

[@mrmcku]

My thoughts exactly. At least they could have done some research, watch previous interviews by other people who actually had a working knowledge of the subject matter, and just shut up once they asked a question. Very annoying...

[@ultimatesin3544]

lol she called him Elon Must at the end

[@IworkforJesus.]

All the interviewers are so inferior to his intelligence and they are aggressive and controlling. He is none of those things. The disparity becomes so obvious that its quite painful to watch. They guy kept interrupting him. I hope that was his last interview with them.

[@ash1m]

The interviewers are the best tech journalists in the world. They have interviewed him before and have more knowledge about the domain than you can think. And they found Recode. On the other hand, Musk can learn some storytelling skills. Not everyone is impressed with technical jargon.

[@ultimatesin3544]

lol technical jargon he's a freakin engineer.. a skill which everyone should learn in this day and age.. you're the one who's speaking with an antiquated language..

[@D_veraz]

When Elon hungs up and goes "uh... eh..." its cause he is trying to process information and explain it in simple terms us mortals can understand.

[@Urxiel]

I would really like to see Elon go pedal to the metal with his thoughts, it would be really interesting to see what he really wanted to say.

[@op-tim_auto]

Maybe we wouldn't understand him.. but yeah, it would be interesting to hear what he wants to say in his own words..

[@Urxiel]

+Opel Corsa That's alright, there are numerous science/tech channels which would explain what exactly he's talking about. These interviewers didn't do a good job in my opinion, the only redeeming thing about this video is that the audience asked some very good questions which helped us get to know Elon even more.

[@ChAnimations]

I think Elon is a great thinker, but no so great of a speaker. Which is fine, everybody has his strengths and weaknesses. The interviewer just shouldn't interrupt him when he's explaining things.

[@bicha5246]

Urxiel . Diego Vera well taking the info from the science /tech channels does not mean that it the same that we actually take from him as 'non explained form' I believe that every one has his own personal way of tranmeting the information

[@audi3318]

When the female host insists on having her foot between Elon’s legs things get awkward. She has him trapped, he can’t swivel left or right, he bumps her and she still doesn’t move her foot. If genders were reversed her actions would be unacceptable on a grand scale

[@michellegibsonmusic]

Doesn't being self conscious prove we are not a simulation? And anyhow, a simulation of what? Other beings that have a higher level of consciousness than us? Is that even possible? As it is we tend to want to 'numb ourselves down' as we have a hard time handling the amount consciousness we have. Good try Matrix but somehow don't think so. I think the gut feeling of the human race is we ARE being watched on real time. But by whom is the question.

[@davidmerrick467]

OMG at 5:55 Musk says it's "Impossible" to have the booster rocket return to the launch site and you all want to talk about the lady interviewers foot (Hell it ain't even in a stiletto." SpaceX has solved the "Return to home base" in 4 years That is the point.

[@chandleradaway]

Michelle Gibson People tend to think that the way our brain works is much more complicated and special than it really is because we still don’t understand it.

[@michellegibsonmusic]

@@chandleradaway What would you compare us to? Other humans? Appatently there are smart ones out there, but not wise from what I see. Just my opinion.

[@chandleradaway]

Michelle Gibson It’s not comparing ourselves to other beings or anything like that. The idea is that we put ourselves into a simulation. Consider 10,000 years from now, technology is absolutely insane and the world is crumbling, so we put ourselves into a simulation to save our reality. It’s just a theory, and a probable one at that.

[@taimoorshah8230]

I love how he tries to explain everything as simple as he can.

[@postnutregret]

Makes me curious on how he would explain the same things to people he works with

[@jacquelynemichael419]

Communication is extremely important in scientific research.

[@alisonfayers-kerr9089]

There is a lot of wisdom in this comment. Compare Elon to Bill Gates who convolutes speech to conceal his real meaning.

[@willwesten3749]

Its why he stammers so much

[@uuprocom-investorshop7711]

And I still don’t get it

[@vlocity3]

Woah, Kara Swisher contributed absolutely nothing to this interview other than cat jokes and cutting Elon off. I was glad to see Walt step in at some points and drop a decent question. Other then that, always surprised at how humble Elon is with his ideas and opinions. Top notch.

[@improver1849]

Spot on. Lovely man. Humility is always the path to greatness. Ego takes up more processor than we have. Or (given the techie audience for anything involving Elon) in unix speak, ego has an ever growing load far greater than 1. :)

[@user-yh1uo1ue7o]

Humility and humbleness was, has been, and is always with Elon Musk.

[@harlhequim]

Thats true but She was definitely funny and at times grounded Elon, and her dry demeanor was an interesting contrast to Elon's.

[@terrylesh3423]

@@improver1849 q

[@kentonprescott1812]

Elon is proving to be the single most valuable human

[@PaulMEdwards]

Indeed. And for that reason, I very much hope he is NOT among the first (or second or third) group of persons to go to Mars. He's far too valuable for that kind of risk. Once they've established that it's safe by having performed at least three successful round trips, then he should definitely go. It'll take a while to build his elaborate temple and throne anyhow.

[@panzach]

Correct - if one person was to survive a future extinction, I would vote for me to die and save Elon Musk.

[@user-lv7ph7hs7l]

Yeah, the secret service should protect him instead of trump

[@winistan]

Kenton Prescott fact

[@TDrudley]

@@panzach if 1 person survives, it doesn't really matter who it is, I doubt he will be able to procreate with himself...

[@mateocarrillo9000]

Huge shout out to one whom has absolutely propelled in all that he applies his energy and time towards with an awesome team on board. Watching this video again and holy smokes 2016 to 2020...💪👍

[@TeHzoAr]

1:19:25 the timestamp of the statement that Elon Musk's legal term is now calling a 'deepfake'

[@ryan.mcnulty]

You can tell by the way he speaks his words he is thinking so hard to take huge complicated concepts and break them down into simplistic words so that I or we can understand him. Genius

[@SwisherSurgeon]

I see it more as him ensuring that he doesn't say something that will be taken wrong.

[@dvl973]

+SwisherSurgeon it's actually both he's trying to be understood but he can hardly formulate the ideas in his mind in such a way that is not too long or boring to the audience this happens to me a lot and I end up saying the same thing mamy times in many versions which puts people off

[@markm0000]

He tried his hardest to not say the word implants. That would have sparked a massive forest fire portraying him as being the son of satan.

[@nomadrifter]

Certainly, I like the way he does not answer questions yes or no at the offset and instead employs a logical argument first before giving a yes/no or a probability. Somewhat similar to what happens behind the screen of a calculator; and it is true that people may not appreciate the depth at which he reasons, which he compensates by simplifying his answers

[@yamagishisan]

Having an unwelcome foot so close to my crotch wouldn't do wonders for my ability to form coherent answers in a timely manner.

[@emmanuelperez90]

"Hey guys you're going to interview Elon Musk." Interviewers: "eh we'll wing it."

[@joshoowa]

“We have some clever jokes you can make!” Interviewers: “we’ll wing that to.”

[@purebloodirishman9389]

His eyes are like how do I teach these people from 1630 how to use a smart phone

[@Mels925]

He must be thinking something like that i agree

[@claym9038]

Love Elon, answered the questions respectively given the rude interviewers.

[@wearewarriorseaglesjaguars6342]

You mean REAL interviewers! They ain’t all PC and corny like how you like them lol

[@monealiza7553]

I think you mean 'respectfully'.

[@slim6871]

Talking over and constantly interrupting

[@TheL4LMusic]

RUDE because they know he is a shill liar .

[@mirelladay2930]

@@TheL4LMusic She was rude because he was late, they had to wait for him and thought he'll not keep his promise to be there. Apparently his airplane had landing gear issue.

[@ashramshef]

The only billionaire in the world that can go into explaining how gravity works during an interview.

[@jedaaa]

i dunno, i bet Richard Branson could.... he's crashed enough hot air balloons :D

[@4philipp]

Trudeau explained quantum physics in a press conference and the German chancellor is an Astro physicist. So there are some smart people out there

[@martinzitter4551]

You shouldn't talk to Elon, just listen.

[@LexBlazer]

This is so true...and these reporters are sometimes annoying....but interestingly, the advice Elon gives most often in these interviews is that getting feedback, especially negative feedback is SUPER important, so i doubt he minds.

[@martinzitter4551]

Lex Blazer ~ But he's also clear about getting truthful feedback from his friends. Just who are these friends?

[@LexBlazer]

Well, two people he labels good friends are Larry Page (in whose house he often crashes), Peter Thiel who he met in the 90s, and Sergei Brin....so pretty hardcore smart guys.

[@martinzitter4551]

Lex Blazer ~ I wanna be their friends too.

[@martinzitter4551]

***** ~ Very well, just how would you dialog with him...? You:

[@mohammadrezwan1784]

He actually answered a question that I had for 10 years and couldn't find the answer anywhere... Thnk you Sir🙏 Respect from India..

[@TheYoean]

9:15 pile of cash analogy 10:36 "the plane thing is not good in my view" 21:00 colonalisation of Mars - "so big" 22:50 23:50 "I wait for my mum to launch a self driving car company" 30:20 "if you want to achieve these goals, you have to do big things" 39:30 autonomous Model 3 1:13:42 40:20 AI 44:10 evil AI company? "there is only one" 47:10 2016 election 54:15 Elon Musk would do a demstration system for Hyperloop 56:45 "we are already cyborgs" - input/output 1:02:00 "somebody has gota do this" 1:02:42 "asteroids are a low probability existential threat on a timescale relevant for us" 1:06:21 earth-based revenue 1:10:00 things happening to supliers 1:11:58 making stuff internally for the Model 3 1:14:08 simulation discussion 1:18:13 "autonomous cars is a solved problem"

[@finntje]

"there is only one", who that would be? By car means Fisker Karma?

[@TheYoean]

its about ai, so it can only be Google

[@finntje]

got it

[@TheYoean]

GermanAnimeFans bitteschön :)

[@Bellecinno]

GermanAnimeFans it's not really boring, it was quite interesting, I gave it a chance, like you I came mainly for the simulation xD

[@rhamm3]

...everything this man says makes him sound like a time traveler trapped in the past; he's trying his absolute hardest to drag the future here.

[@YuriyAndOthers]

Actually you can see how the two of questioners are not letting him send all the messages and for me it almost looks like they are trying to dishonor him.

[@rhamm3]

I've watched ALOT of his talks and squelch (electronics definition) from the interviewers is very common. ...but it doesn't matter because he is also compensating for their effect. ...when he talks, he tends to concentrate his major ideas into bite sized "thought" packets. I think he learned to do that from having to compensate for his tendency to stutter when talking. ...he even said himself that he wants negative feedback.

[@Meadows14]

...Reverse flash man

[@4philipp]

He clearly is frustrated that technology is not up to the task of his mental prototypes. 7 billion people moving at a snails pace. If I had apples cashhord, I would build Elon’s car and battery factories for him. The future would be here in a mere 15 years

[@talyalong1526]

Maybe. ? 🥰

[@bibiayube677]

It's great to be living at the same time as this genius

[@mymadbone]

He is a con man

[@jimmiemaynard5564]

I think Elon musk is the most important person to humanity that has walked on this planet . Period

[@TheAbdi9312]

Really? I’m mean no doubt he is a great inventor and entrepreneur but he isn’t a man who solved the needs of all humans and their souls purpose here on earth

[@tggraham3321]

Agree Jimmy..

[@yezdi1818]

what a visionary ... can watch him speak for hours.. worth every minute of it

[@christianhoppe]

I believe how he speaks is incredibly genius. You need to read and understand between the lines. I am glad he is not like a picture perfect presenter, absolutely not. How he absorbs and replies is just genius...

[@SalvadorAndradeHN]

+Roelf Veldhuis totally agree with your statement

[@khyrianstorms]

I get what you mean, sure, it would sound more like an audiobook or Steve Jobs speech. But he's Elon Musk because he's socially less a facade and more a human being. It adds to his charm and reality bound personality

[@willdarling1]

Agree 100 % Have you watched Vitalik Buterin? Shares some of Elon's speech/thought patterns... Very nerdy but I love listening to them 'think' out loud.

[@BrazenNL]

I think part of it might be: How can I explain this so they understand?

[@jkovert]

Elon is talking to two people who have no idea what he's talking about.

[@xenos7323]

But they are asking the right questions, so the people who actually understands him gets the answers, I'd say.

[@kimberlyholyk9052]

"Hey guys you're going to interview Elon Musk." Interviewers: "eh we'll wing it."

[@anujchaturvedi6296]

Oh they are still better than the reporter who was in pink asking about aliens

[@jkovert]

@@anujchaturvedi6296 It's all downhill from here.

[@judiechamblee9581]

mans race to self distruction...AI...if not controlled and regulated

[@bobbbobb4663]

As of today (4/27/23), ole Elon still hasn't pulled the required driverless permit in California to begin L3 and higher testing. Madoff would be proud.

[@Rebeccaturnerrescue]

I mean, he's just brilliant.

[@LarsPallesen]

Elon tries to explain the intricacies and future implications of personal Artificial Intelligence via neural lace I/O interface. Kara Swisher: "So Elon, what do you do for fun fun? Anything?" This woman is so clueless it's actually painful to watch.

[@brendanratliff4543]

IDK how people don't get her dry humor... I swear to god this is hard to watch. She is his friend and clearly isn't an expert but its comedic you stupid pleb.

[@osdias]

It'd be comedic if this was a personal conversation. In a public interview she just got in the way of the audience learning more about the subject Elon was expanding on. Tip: Personal insults do not make you sound above "plebs".

[@chicolua]

he was soo nice with such dumb people ... but if you reckon most people in the world are even dumber... so someone as him deals with making things to extremely dumb people... I mean think of Kardashians... very rich and dumb... these are the people deals with everyday... unfortunately.

[@LarsPallesen]

I suggest you go back and watch some of the old AllThingsD interviews with Steve Jobs - also with Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher as the interviewers. It's the same thing. She is simply embarrassing. It's like she's not even listening to the answers - or doesn't understand them. She is a terrible interviewer, always has been.

[@Ayokalyb]

True, but do you think he isn't already dealing with that on a daily basis?

[@TheChangingWays]

1:02:15 "Somebody should do it. If somebody doesn't do it, then I think I should probably do it" - yup, that's Elon.

[@ruburtoe1]

Responsibility. Considering more as part of you, and taking responsibility for every part of you, you act like the stereotypical hero- like Elon

[@eunsookmoon3239]

Talking to people about you and yourself. Always deeply felting truthfulness.so thank

[@timkunits3426]

Musk should've gotten an applause when giving credit to all of those employed at Tesla.

[@yyyaaannniiivvv]

How dare she invade his personal space with her foot like that. It is utterly disgusting.

[@PaulMEdwards]

This is one of those times I really wish the dislike button still worked so I can see how many people other than myself disagree with +Ling Earth.

[@AlvaSudden]

yaniv148: you should ride the subway sometime and look at the manspreading going on, you would come away with new appreciation of ivasion of personal space.

[@Mrbfgray]

yaniv148 Lol! I hope your kidding. I'm sure she's angling to have her legs wrapped around his waist just as most female reporters rightly do. hehehe

[@FBI-qx1vj]

Aria Carmela “man-spreading” it’s calling having balls dumbass, she has no reason to have her leg in between his groin.

[@gooser1981]

@@AlvaSudden brain dead moron

[@_engid]

Here is a rough timeline: 1:07 Progress made with SpaceX 12:25 Elon's goals compared to Jeff Bezos's goals regarding space development 18:15 when will humans go to Mars via SpaceX? 20:15 Architecture for Mars colonization 23:00 Should we abandon Earth? 23:35 Status of Tesla 26:05 Tesla Competitors (watch the throne) 30:18 Batteries explanation 35:50 Projected sales and price of new model 40:25 AI and Elon's opinion (OpenAI and democratization of AI power) 44:25 Do you worry about any specific companies? ("There is only one") 47:15 Presidential Election 50:02 Hyperloop 55:00 Opinion on state of Technology industry 56:40 Neural Lace proposal 1:02:58 What do you do for fun fun? Questions from audience: 1:03:05 Work-life balance 1:06:16 SpaceX as platform for Entrepreneurs (Mars) 1:08:40 How are you going to meet your deadline for the new Tesla model? 1:14:06 Simulation hypothesis (are we living in a game? BANNED FROM HOT-TUBS!) 1:17:49 Autonomous driving and the limits of tech and regulation 1:22:00 Political structure on Mars

[@Vj-zo8bw]

Thanks nick .

[@mrpander9426]

Dayum. U should work in Tesla logistics dpt

[@ajsky1066]

Thanks Sheldon Cooper!

[@AlphaDynamiK1]

THanks

[@trancendedmindpalace]

You're a life saver

[@WP00000]

Elon must be the most brilliant man. He is able to take the most complex of problems for humankind and is able to communicate them with a large scale audience where they are able to understand without the loss of information

[@benny368_]

its crazy that they made a deep fake an hour and a half long in 2016 😱

[@CyanCooper]

How did two people with such sloppy thinking end up interviewing Elon Musk?

[@stevefink6000]

not impressed with Vox. Not sure how they are getting so much attention

[@magyarbence1611]

Are you watching "BIGBANG THEORY'" to much? Is your name Sheldon Cooper or what? Or is it that Ya don't get it because your IQ is to high,....... for the less highly strung episodes in life,... maybe? :)))

[@CyanCooper]

+Magyar Bence I don't know how to respond to this. Is there a reason why you write "Ya" instead of "you" and capitalize it when it is in the middle of a sentence and not a proper noun? Also "big" and "bang" are two different words, not one word. Your use of the ellipsis is entirely incorrect. Yes, I am Sheldon Cooper from the popular TV show "Big Bang Theory". "Cyan Cooper" is just one of my pseudonyms. Do you have a problem with my intelligence quotient? Despite my clearly superior intellect, I cannot tell what the point of your comment is.

[@magyarbence1611]

Just the kind of response I was expecting Hihihahahah. ,.... life is more then just ridgid intellectualism, ... shake a leg, loosen up Mister hihihah

[@maxbath9133]

your an idiot troll, the type that aims your remarks at the person when they're talking about another subject to try to get a response. childish

[@linardzb]

these interviewers are full of themselves... bloody annoying

[@Y10Q]

and sounds like Elon is filled with caffeine.

[@anonymoususer6334]

He always speaks in such a disjointed staccato and it probably reasons out on many factors I'd think. It's likely he contemplates these issues in 4 dimensions, and discusses them similarly when in comfortable company. I bet he bounces into and over subjects wildly, and those who are familiar and can follow this Tigger like processing see a much more comfortable speaker. He will never be able to speak his thought processes in cogent and cohesive fashion--he's thinking about multiple tangents (bounce), constantly introducing, testing (bounce) and revising the ideas as he goes. And he may visualize these, and have to convert (bounce) those images into words to convey the ideas where he has already eliminated a thread of the idea (bounce) he was pursuing and beginning to explain (bounce). The woman isn't as bad as a lot of people seem to think, she's more Pigglet acting as a traffic cop trying to keep it more main stream--KISS-- keep it short and sweet or (simple for stupid). But she misses the point (bounce) of a mind that works like his. If you step back and (bounce) just wait after baiting the hook, you'll see his mind weave through the obvious (bounce) (bounce) and start to associate unrelated concepts (bounce), non linear processes (bounce), and an intuitive debate (bounce) take shape within. And (bounce) he does not explain in generalities, (bounce) and is aware that he often confuses (bounce) and looses an audience when he answers the question asked, (bounce) then answers the unasked questions he believes important or necessary (bounce) to the question already answered. Either that or Cocaine is a very important food group in his diet -- (bounce) -- IMO

[@DJCoffeeBlack]

never say never, anyone can learn how to speak fluently and effectively

[@anonymoususer6334]

***** what i meant was that as quickly as his mind seems to be functioning that it isn't possible. If he had a speech prepared or scripted answers which were followed, I'm certain he could speak fluidly. But I have not seen any example of it. He even seemed to ad lib the proceedings during his annual shareholders meeting. I certainly was not making light of or faulting this trait. I do not advocate restricting mental processes for any reason.

[@DJCoffeeBlack]

I understand, but I believe it is definitely possible. His upbringing has allowed him to avoid fluid communication, like many other engineers and scientists. There are ways of teaching the mind how to ultimately speak more fluid regardless of circumstances

[@ttfan3257]

Taimoor Shah 8 months ago I love how he tries to explain everything as simple as he can.

[@OFFF861]

Even though this interview was years ago, it really showcases the mindset of *the old traditional ways vs the new innovative ways.*

[@kumarraj2012]

I hate these interviewers.....But as always, wonderful to hear Elon Musk speak...

[@kumarraj2012]

Please allow only Kristie Lu Stout to interview Elon....

[@neubrain11]

they were both intrusive and annoying

[@peterluu6286]

someone has to do it. if someone don't, I guess I'll have to do it. - Elon Musk

[@nothing-ss9cd]

This was the funniest interviews I ever seen in my life

[@Kaminoextragalactic]

“And are you gonna be in that rocket?” Lol it’s like I’m hearing my mom, meanwhile Elon launched 2 crew mission since

[@RyeinGoddard]

The artist did a horrible job on the portrait. Doesn't even look like Elon.

[@roloug95]

I was just about to comment that, looks nothing like am at all.

[@ashchw923]

seriously.

[@antoninf1730]

Seriously, that's made by software from a photo. Come on, who cares?

[@RyeinGoddard]

Antonin F not you?

[@rg31404]

kudos for giving him the time to explain stuff like orbit etc., these are the kind of interviews I want

[@manasyoga]

Humble and ambitious guy,so perSONally I love the quality of all together balanced!

[@Teslamigo]

Geez, Elon has had to deal with some really obnoxious interviewers.

[@chrisbkirov]

1:09 SpaceX Success: launching, landing, critical parameters. 9:16 Rocket: optimisation, cost reduction. 10:45 Space Shuttle: engineering, disadvantages. 12:20 Jeff Bezos: ideas, purpose comparison. 13:43 Short - and long - term plans with SpaceX: launching largest rocket - Falcon Heavy. 18:21 Plans for landing on Mars: first landings, plans for Mars colonisation. 23:25 "Wasn't me" - like Shaggy, you know... 23:52 Electric Vehicles after Tesla: start - ups, opened patents, advent of sustainable energy, economy of scale. 29:50 Potential direct competitors in the EV market: Google, Apple, car companies. 31:32 Gigafactory and batteries: technology, cost reduction, strategy- iterations. 41:35 Reflections on Artificial Intelligence: concerns on possible unbenign development scenarios, Open A. I., democratisation of A.I., the Singularity, possible breakthrough expected from Google, 47:28 Thoughts on the Presidential Elections: economy, nukes, presidential limits. 50:10 Hyperloop: the future of transport. 55:20 Current situation in Tech space: innovation in A. I. , genetics, internet. 58:15 Proactive solution on A. I. : Neural Lace, upper I/O communication cortex digital layer, symbiotic merging with A. I. in the direction of eliminating the natural output limitations, direct neuron connection via the circulatory system. 1:03:08 Q & A session.

[@YawMoney]

Chris B Kirov you are awesome. Thanks

[@ericcurrier9215]

You're the man for that, forreal.

[@chrisbkirov]

@@ericcurrier9215 Thank you!

[@Silchii]

Thank. You’re doing God’s work

[@jeremiahkrumm]

Glad you time stamped Shaggy.

[@dunkninddonuts]

Elon you are a legend.

[@samiam8114]

This commend aged well.

[@paulamirada2]

Mr. Elon Musk, nice eloquent gentleman, is amazingly smart at such a young age and has an outstanding memory! Thank you kindly to those who were involved in producing this educational and happy video!♥! (Personal goal: to live and die on Mars)

[@jnzk6467]

I feel bad for him. That woman is being so inappropriate and just childish. I think she was trying to intimidate him because she is intimidated by him. He’s so patient and piloted. If stand up and move my seat.

[@acap2025]

Yes, hard for a genius to try to explain things and educate narrow minded humans. I also feel sorry for him, these interviews are probably much harder and painful than any complicated scientific research. He is always so kind and calm to people interviewing him.

[@bradleyevans6117]

You can actually see Elon trying to translate all his crazy terms and calculations into a simple term for everyone to understand. Simply brilliant.

[@tharsim]

I'm more informed than the lady conducting the interview.

[@fmanh]

its likely your not. its called interview technique.

[@jcjollant]

The look on her face tells me otherwise. Unless she's a great actor too

[@tharsim]

Interview technique does not include asking questions that are unanswerable. I guess she didn't have a real dimension of Musk's accomplishments so far.

[@Piliponful]

its likely shi is. 1:00:32 - she is so stupid omg...

[@LarsPallesen]

To be fair most people are. She is clueless.

[@stacyvan4731]

Wow 👏 this is the first time am lurning about Elon since yesterday I started watching and listening u you r a good personality, I really feel good 👍 about you.

[@lisadabney7359]

I haven't a clue what he is talking about, but guaranteed I will be listening and watching him alot! ❤

[@bornikbhattacharyya4462]

Why the hell is she sitting like that? Its just so uncomfortable for Elon.

[@josephbrody3663]

I know, she is circling her tow BETWEEN his legs!

[@MCOGroupNews]

Joseph Brody Gross... I didn't notice until you guys pointed it out....yikesssssss

[@Royal_Vengeance]

Interviewers doing a poor job here. Musk is basically the IRL Tony Stark. He's a genius and those guys don't seem to care one bit about the actual science behind the projects. Shame really.

[@andrewjames3068]

Starks character is based on Musk, so yes.

[@czechmate1124]

Couldn't agree more; she adds nothing and is an awful interviewer. She adds comments of disgust thinking it's going to be funny. No substance.

[@Royal_Vengeance]

Oh that's cute. Let's see how you turn out. I wasn't aware 23 was still considered " Teen " . Thanks I guess.

[@Royal_Vengeance]

I'm not even on Reddit. You on the other hand is just another Toxic keyboard warrior. So do I care about your opinion ? Why am I even wasting time giving you attention ? Have fun while I gladly ignore you.

[@Royal_Vengeance]

Who cares ? Attacking people like that is just that, being a nuisance in general , you get the idea.

[@iq_inf]

Quite literally, *the* biggest grifter the world has ever seen.

[@ROGERWALDMAN]

GREAT VIDEO !

[@macboerTV]

Thanks for using the metric system. Finally an interview I can follow and understand!❤️

[@googleinc6033]

He is not an idiot, Imperial is for idiots.

[@maxratzlaff8333]

William ce lol agreed haha

[@steliosp1770]

he did say "miles" at one point though xD

[@MCOGroupNews]

W 00 I'm an idiot :(... tho I know how to convert which is more than I can say for the 98% of the American population

[@TelmoMonteiro]

I like very much to hear Elon Musk. I always learn new cool things.

[@jedaaa]

yeah, since i was a kid i thought if i had billions to spend i'd be doing exactly what he's doing.

[@LuisGarcia-he1bt]

We've got to protect Elon Musk.

[@sofiam3347]

i can listen to him talk for hours

[@kcgocrazy]

"It wasnt me like shaggy"-ElonMusk LMFAO

[@NickWestgate]

Despite the negative comments, this is better than anything on TV. The only thing better would be to make this even longer. I loved how they allowed Elon to relax and fully answer the (few) audience questions.

[@LeagueLee17]

His Answers are so crisp

[@Nahid1347]

One of his many good talks ❤️⭐️

[@AWildGrickit]

He's currently claiming in a lawsuit that this entire interview is a deepfake lie.

[@ottson]

The best format for interviewing Elon would be to have no time limit, and to not interrupt or talk over him at any time. In fact, just write him the questions and let him do a q&a.

[@chrisr2507]

She's probably the worst interviewer I've ever watched.....

[@TristanPaton313233]

super unprofessional too

[@DarklyBishop]

agreed

[@dgamingscene]

I dont see it that way, i just see people talking having a conversation and it seems to me they know each other at a personal level.

[@dgamingscene]

+darklit i dont agree, love.

[@tedc161]

Agreed after hearing her first two lines.

[@jaked812812]

They clearly didn’t get what Elon was saying about horizontal velocity being needed for orbit

[@martinchisesi2164]

i got that my self.... lol typical Americans... some one starts talking about space and advancements in tech and all the sudden they look at you and think whats this insane person going on about lol.....

[@josephjoestar953]

I feel like my personality and Elon's are pretty compatible, I want this man as a teacher.

[@temptek2377]

I cant help but notice how the female hosts foot is awkwardly in Elons space..he cant even swivel his chair without bumping into her foot.. @57:55

[@hellomate639]

43:03 its worse....

[@juancpgo]

Probably some pathetic delusional interview strategy.

[@h3rteby]

Just making sure he doesn't start manspreading.

[@xDFzFTW]

She want the D

[@hellomate639]

xDFzFTW That probably has more of what it's to do with... lol.

[@Jesse-if1nn]

i wanted to dislike this interview because of the female interviewer but Elon still finds a way to exude knowledge i have to like it.. I keep saying Elon is the most under appreciated genius of our time

[@beyerch]

Hi Recode - Elon Musk is claiming in court that this was a deep fake and he really didn't say this. Any chance you guys care to chime in as to the validity of this video and if he did in fact speak at this event?

[@johnnicholas978]

This guy gives a whole new meaning to the word prodigy...he gives u hope for humanity...

[@blakeb9964]

Why are her legs so close to his?? So unprofessional and you can tell it made him uncomfortable. These two really are terrrrrrrrrrrible interviewers.

[@ElementGs]

Agreed.... I've felt this before with them. How about the closing moments, Elon isn't even off the stage and she's yelling to the audience about the following show... loud enough to make him stop moving as he's exiting and stand there awkwardly waiting for her to finish. You don't need to be a genius to know what he's thinking at that moment in time.

[@StillUp2Date]

Interrupting the people you interview is not quite respectful. Just let him finish his sentences!

[@leversandpulleys9274]

yep

[@gruntscrewdriver3261]

true but there is also time cap and more questions waiting

[@ValeriePallaoro]

Her brain works as fast as his ... and he goes off topic and the old guy cuts in with odd questions not pertinent to the talk stream ffs? Of course she has to interrupt

[@Danny-sj6es]

23:30 “wasn’t me like shaggy” bruh 😹

[@ivanguizar8526]

Elon's brain is having a hard time slowing down to explain to them.

[@usama1234987]

he's trying to make more simple for ordinary people to grasp.

[@stemandchronicles5008]

There's something about Elon's weirdness that makes me comfortable trusting him.

[@bobbyshah5743]

It took me a long time to figure this out. Elon is just a poor public speaker but he is just so damn sincere that he is eminently believable....

[@matpsycic]

Bobby Shah yeah when people ask him about his cars or rockets he is completely honest to the merits of the technology. He doesn’t go on platitudes trying to sell the product and he doesn’t take any unnecessary criticism either.

[@battmarn]

i will be downloading this and editing out most of the stupid comments made by the interviewers, but as always it's excellent listening to elon's ideas and strategies. he is almost single-handedly changing our world for the better

[@anushaanowar]

post a link when you do!

[@HiDefinition1080p]

please do

[@christophermoore9256]

oh , please do .

[@juanstrilli]

Cool!! Make sure to upload it and send the link! :D

[@D_veraz]

I wonder.. if Elon is the house cat... what are they?

[@MaddieMadderson]

I wish I had his brain just so I could buy my mom anything she wants.

[@hassantucker8273]

You do, we all do, we all have the same brain. He just shaped his that way.

[@paisleycool7]

@@hassantucker8273 no his brain is not the same, he describes the downside of having a brain/mind like he has. I think you wish you had the good side of genius level IQ but not the Aspergers. He even admits he finds it very frustrating and wouldn’t wish this on anyone. Google him explaining this. Ps. Don’t get me wrong I know you seemed to come of as well meaning but it appears you don’t know the full implications of your wish. Peace out ✌🏼

[@SportSync_official]

U need lef u need to convince people to invest in you and take risks

[@bryannovy4770]

I love my mom, but would never buy her anything she wants. Shes far too independent to accept that. I've put some cryptos aside for her, started a wallet and she has the passphrase. She accepted this because she believes its worthless.

[@Mels925]

That's very sweet I think

[@lorasantellano9937]

This is an AMAZING MAN! ❤️ 🙏

[@hashem1811]

Is there a policy against allowing the guest to complete a thought?

[@temporarythoughts]

painful to watch because of interviewers, but elon is always great to listen to regardless.

[@rundelilah7229]

I agree. The right audiences always bring questions ask him paths they could take to follow their dreams. C: Today is the day!!! Landing in the Atlantic was probably one of the most amazing sights. I’m a Trekkie and to see his ideas have all the right stuff and humankind in every conversation.

[@1973mre]

Absolutely but Elon’s brain is so far ahead of the interviewers. Like watching a five-year-old interview a professor on physics.

[@kimhoward7116]

ren painful indeed imagine if we all had eyes wide open like Elon how smart Americans would be. Pure visionary, seeing the unseen.

[@sasufreqchann]

The old guy was not that bad tho . He was just enjoying ze musk

[@mnb9162]

Actually this wasn't too bad. Most of the interviewers I have seen have been worse.

[@bigaltaufetee4933]

I wonder how these interviewers feel now, now that Elon has done it so far and Tesla and space x is doing exactly what he said he was doing. The fact that he was so calm and respectfully answered their questions in spite of their ignorant personality. Smiles I love Elon and his heart for our world and for technology.

[@sabatrol8182]

720p 60fps this is the workst quality i like to see his genius in higher resolution

[@miguelrodriguez8575]

These people take it as a joke while Elon is dead serious about everything.

[@eddies8452]

Stop interrupting him, sheesh.

[@anitajacobs8724]

I totally agree with that comment, those two interviewers hey hats off to ya but this guy ,elon,is way above any understanding you two could possibly understand even with a hugh wharhouse of intelligent people trying to help you.bkess your endeavours though you two !! Thanks a hell of a bunch!!

[@amberackerman9801]

Elon Musk is adorable. He has a childlike light in his eyes when he talks about his exciting innovations. You can see the child in him. He said he loves kids! I feel him on that. I have had seven, myself, and would keep having more if this world were more ideal. I am hoping my little ones grow to work on Elon's endeavors and contribute to the entrepreneurialism that will happen in the city on Mars. My eldest son is going into neurology and my eldest daughter is an airman apprentice for the US Navy. I think she will learn some skills to contribute to this Mars frontier. I am so super excited. Elon's ideas and he and his teams are the future. Much love and immense respect! I am praying everyday that these missions become closer to fruition every moment. The faster, the better.

[@shirleylake7738]

You have to give Elon alot of credit for being patient, and witty while relaying the information to the interviewers.

[@lumin8edlumin8r420]

Especially from the old crony boomer with the bad boomer jokes..

[@ChiralityPracticality]

That's his only "Actual" skill! He can't create things himself, but he's good at parroting information and hiring actual engineers! Which he is not!

[@vickydada5595]

Credit fir lying as well!

[@AWildGrickit]

He's currently claiming in a lawsuit that this entire interview is a deepfake lie.

[@arthurtiradentes]

It seems like a recurring thought in Elon's head is: "This has to be done. If no one will do it, I will."

[@athenaai8807]

what chairs are those?

[@mikatile]

People saying this dummy is a genius...

[@citizenblue]

This guy is more nuanced and demonstrates wisdom in very subtle ways. I believe he's going to impact history in such a way that he will be remembered 500 years from now.

[@jackmehoffe9662]

2021 he pretty much already has. He brought us PayPal, the First good electric car, first reusable rocket. First person to land a rocket. Hes already already made history in many different fields, all while starship is still in its infancy and could end up trumping all his other achievements.

[@garrywhitelaw8723]

@Me I've heard him show great concern for people and the planet. In relation to AI and fossil fuels.

[@jomama167]

.k .

[@AbbyRowe-rf3uv]

He already has. He's one of a kind

[@ville9738]

@@jackmehoffe9662 he didn't have anything to do with paypal and Nasa did that Landing Rocket thing years ago...