Elon Musk: SpaceX, Mars, Tesla Autopilot, Self-Driving, Robotics, and AI | Lex Fridman Podcast

Elon Musk is CEO of SpaceX, Tesla, Neuralink, and The Boring Company.
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OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
0:07 - Elon singing
0:55 - SpaceX human spaceflight
7:40 - Starship
16:16 - Quitting is not in my nature
17:51 - Thinking process
27:25 - Humans on Mars
32:55 - Colonizing Mars
36:41 - Wormholes
41:19 - Forms of government on Mars
48:22 - Smart contracts
49:52 - Dogecoin
51:24 - Cryptocurrency and Money
57:33 - Bitcoin vs Dogecoin
1:00:16 - Satoshi Nakamoto
1:02:38 - Tesla Autopilot
1:05:44 - Tesla Self-Driving
1:17:48 - Neural networks
1:26:44 - When will Tesla solve self-driving?
1:28:48 - Tesla FSD v11
1:36:21 - Tesla Bot
1:47:01 - History
1:54:52 - Putin
2:00:32 - Meme Review
2:14:58 - Stand-up comedy
2:16:31 - Rick and Morty
2:18:10 - Advice for young people
2:26:08 - Love
2:29:01 - Meaning of life
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Here are the timestamps. To support this podcast, check out our sponsors below. 0:00 - Introduction 0:07 - Elon singing 0:55 - SpaceX human spaceflight 7:40 - Starship 16:16 - Quitting is not in my nature 17:51 - Thinking process 27:25 - Humans on Mars 32:55 - Colonizing Mars 36:41 - Wormholes 41:19 - Forms of government on Mars 48:22 - Smart contracts 49:52 - Dogecoin 51:24 - Cryptocurrency and Money 57:33 - Bitcoin vs Dogecoin 1:00:16 - Satoshi Nakamoto 1:02:38 - Tesla Autopilot 1:05:44 - Tesla Self-Driving 1:17:48 - Neural networks 1:26:44 - When will Tesla solve self-driving? 1:28:48 - Tesla FSD v11 1:36:21 - Tesla Bot 1:47:01 - History 1:54:52 - Putin 2:00:32 - Meme Review 2:14:58 - Stand-up comedy 2:16:31 - Rick and Morty 2:18:10 - Advice for young people 2:26:08 - Love 2:29:01 - Meaning of life SPONSORS: - Athletic Greens: athleticgreens.com/lex and use code LEX to get 1 month of fish oil - ButcherBox: butcherbox.com/lex to get offers & discounts - InsideTracker: insidetracker.com/lex and use code Lex25 to get 25% off - ROKA: roka.com/ and use code LEX to get 20% off your first order - Eight Sleep: www.eightsleep.com/lex and use code LEX to get special savings

[@ishtar0077]

I love this podcast. Keep it going Lex

[@objyashad1542]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@topdog5252]

Instantly click on this video

[@Varcinius]

Looking forward to Elon Musk Round 4

[@Wowreally42]

thank you for these podcasts! They are such a great window into some incredible people and topics! You're awesome, Lex.

[@brentgilbert805]

This is the best conversation between two robots that I’ve ever witnessed.

[@solareiusdeiu]

turing test

[@Paul-im3zo]

You mean aliens ?

[@BobBurnsweed]

OMFG dude LMAO 😂😂

[@vladanr74]

Brilliant 😊

[@into_the_void]

2 sentient Ai programs .. who awoken within the matrix

[@RealEngineering]

I find most interviews with Elon incredibly frustrating. Just shallow questions that don’t really do the man’s mind justice. This was great. Good job Lex.

[@Landgraf43]

I watch every video you upload keep up the amazing work. Incredibly informative videos!

[@chiandet]

Whatever you do, don't watch the BabylonBee interview.

[@anishjv11]

This

[@timothyharrison]

@@chiandet Holy hell exactly. I was so frustrated by those jokers. I was impressed by Elon's patience.

[@chiandet]

@@timothyharrison Same, especially by the end when they un-ironically asked him if he would accept Jesus Christ as his lord and savior.

[@SunnysideUpProductions]

You gotta love the 20+ second long pauses of Elon diving deep into pondering a question

[@polpol1005]

not really

[@AlexanderGlasirin]

Every time I thought I lost my connection…

[@goprodoggo]

I love Elon's laugh and ability to interject humor into the most serious of subjects. It's refreshing.

[@gregbailey45]

Elon's humour is what really sets him apart from just about any other genius that has ever lived.

[@Jenna_TLS]

Lex and Elon for two and a half hours. Dreams do come true!

[@Voteckful]

If you cut out the pauses it goes to 30 minutes :D

[@Rodrigo-tk2fm]

Omg 😱 The best of the best. It's delicious for my brain

[@johannesklein7064]

Late Christmas presents

[@averageyoutubeuser5537]

@@RogerM88 Would rather have tech giants have dreams like that rather than dreams of an oil dependent earth-only based human race that has stupidly high mortality rates in cars.

[@BetaTestingUrGf]

@@RogerM88 yeah. Its also impossible to fly.

[@keithremedy]

Dare I say that this is easily Elon’s best interview by far. I think this has a lot to do with the fact that it’s Lex on the other side of the table. Lex, you are getting better & better at this too💪🏽

[@TheCBDemon]

Dare I say I smell poo on your chest? Get back in the gym Farkuad

[@uncledc8455]

I think him smoking with Joe is right up there too haha.

[@starklife1]

I think it's just two people we really love talking, a lot of what was said wasn't anything new to me but I don't think I cared cause it's two great inspiring people.

[@kenadams5504]

@@TheCBDemon he shall now retire to the Drawing Room for some Port.

[@Yurivlc]

Surely this is the best Elon's interview so far

[@user-jz6pn8ez5c]

I loved seeing the clever sense of humor between these two men especially in the very beginning when Lex told Elon to get closer. Lol! I laughed right along with them. Lex really brings out the best in his guests.

[@nikkialmonor7156]

It’s a good thing for human to have a good humor to stayed close to your family and friends, together to be laughed, enjoy, with love and happiness, to keep life going forward. Love you all❤.

[@jillmorriss9281]

I am so jealous of the intelligence and courage of both of these guys.

[@polpol1005]

Elon is proof that money cant fix ignorance. I think the greatest gift Musk has given us is that he has singlehandedly blown open the myth that the rich and powerful people are intelligent and skilled.

[@emergence8217]

Lex is the right person to be interviewing Elon.

[@fifaboy9341]

Joe is way better

[@mimo1983]

This is much better than the basic bees.

[@goodlove9421]

Have you seen Elon Musk meets Post Malone It’s SO funny!!

[@manusartifex3185]

@@fifaboy9341 Joe ? He just asks chimp-level questions

[@vegnagunL]

Asking him for the third time if he is Satoshi is a bit much though. Also, most of the main points on blockchain are missing. (e.g., distributed trust, no central authority, solution to the non trivial byzantine generals problem).

[@zahubshahid7944]

This is the most laid back and relaxed version of Elon I've seen on any podcast.

[@omarb155]

When Elon is is thinking his eyes dart back and forth.

[@MrPloopi]

@@omarb155 ehm no, that's what conmen do when they lie....

[@davidkottman3440]

@@MrPloopi yes, because a con-man is 🤔 thinking up an answer... fortunately one can think without being devious

[@alexjoseph1620]

I think it is because the robot or alien that he is, he mimics the behaviour and the aura of the one who is in front of him. Lex is as laid back one can be while being productive. Elon just mimicked him 🤷‍♂️

[@8adeight]

Because Elon knows Lex is in his element. It's not a foreign place to Musk.

[@adamkoke8616]

Nice video as always but here is my problem I have been making losses trying to make profit tradng. I thought tradng demo account is just like tradng the real market... can anyone help me out or at least advise me on what to do

[@SylvainASSOU-cs3wr]

Simple way-to make lot's of mo_ney in crypt0 is to trade with an ex..pert

[@Haroldmegan]

wow i'm shocked you just mentioned and recommended Henne Nate i thought i'm the only one trading with him

[@richardbalint2582]

​@@imanesarah1652My first experience with him gave me the assurance that has made me to trade without fear of loosing

[@sylvesterandris5410]

​@@Haroldmeganyou don't need to be shocked because i'm also a huge beneficiary of Henne Nate

[@earnheardtmatt1489]

I'm so happy for taking the bold step in investing with him. What suprises me about him mostly is he gives his clients access to his trading site whereby they can monitor their trades on a daily basis

[@nissaforyou]

I watched this last night, and I could watch these two talk all night. ❤

[@CanadianPrepper]

This was Elons best interview well done Lexicon

[@TWrecks09]

Yoo awesome to see you here haha!

[@richardbug3094]

damn didn't know you would be here?

[@richarddixon2352]

I agree 100%

[@BiscuitZombies]

"Lexicon" lmao

[@richarddixon2352]

@@BiscuitZombies the next variant? 🤣

[@brenden8587]

I respect and appreciate Elons moments of pause to think and respond the way he wants, but damn there’s so many times I thought the podcast froze 🤣🤣🤣❤️

[@systrex]

Glad I'm not the only one.

[@johnmoran5667]

Yes, you can only imagine how much thought is happening.... a bit like Dr Strange going through the possibilities

[@mkhosono1741]

Conman needed time to think about his bullshit.

[@gaetanguimond1911]

He is like a computer, gathering data from all hard drive, then process them with ram memory and output an answer simplified so we can understand it ( what conputer generate on the screen for us to see. That itself was impressive. He also rarely seems to contredict or correct his output so well the all process was efficient.

[@TakeAChanceBeHApppy]

When Elon thinks time stops :)))

[@jaccirose]

Wow! What a great interview. He seemed very comfortable with you. You are a soothing person and he seemed very happy to answer them in depth. (Also, while smiling and genuinely excited. ) Lex, you are a wonderful soul, so kind, I love and respect your mind. I am happy to have you here in the U.S. and privileged enough to support and appreciate this podcast. - JacciRose 💮

[@miteshraja4823]

The Terminator and the T 1000 having a conversation.....amazing.

[@Waael]

Elon musk is appearing on the pod almost as often as Michael Malice does! Getting my popcorn ready this one is a banger!

[@cryptoadvocate8876]

Omg could you imagine how good a Michael Malice and Elon Musk podcast would be.

[@NathanCline12-21]

@Chip Thomas so do the company that made the device you made your comment with

[@NathanCline12-21]

@Chip Thomas whatever you have to do to rationalize your hypocrisy

[@crackerdan8010]

Biggest conman on Earth kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2LPqaVpiqlrr9U

[@NathanCline12-21]

@Chip Thomasso are you

[@rochbrz4105]

I love how Lex gives Elon time to think before answering the question, and that Elon takes time to think before answering. We need more of that.

[@andrewcanady6644]

I concur.

[@pranav3019]

Hear hear!

[@rochbrz4105]

@@johnsmith1474 what would be your question?

[@JayHeadley]

Yeah the signature Elon “Long Pause” 😅. Would like Lex to ask Elon exactly what he’s thinking/processing when he’s going thru his own mind at that 5-10 second moment.

[@Bhairav1256]

@@rochbrz4105 why cant you give back 🤑 💸💸💰💸💰💸?

[@cherylsaidso707]

Lex's compliment was so nicely worded. 👏 bravo! ❤

[@Tourismmj]

Thank you soooo much for the interview, Lex and Elon!!!! I am using this in my class of "AI Seminar" for my students💚💚💚💚

[@world_of_engineering]

Ok Lex, we have something to watch today, thanks!

[@CoreyHart13]

Right! I go for a 2 to 3hr walk everyday at 2pm and usually throw on the latest Rogan, bur yesterday and today there were no new uploads...then BAM led uploads this and Rogan has a 3.5hr last minute Pod. Stacked for the evening now 👍

[@chriss2412]

Something!?… more like THE thing. Thanks Lex and Elon

[@stephenoni2019]

bruhhh straight up tho

[@-M0LE]

@@CoreyHart13 imagine Rogan Elon and Lex in one interview World mind blown

[@vaahtobileet]

@@-M0LE add in the Joker and you have a gamer roundtable

[@jimpayne9545]

Elon is such an extraordinarily busy person, so it means a lot for him to give 2.5 hours of his time to someone. It shows the level of respect that he has toward Lex -- respect that has been well earned.

[@fukuuu]

Exactly!

[@prof.crastinator]

Scamming people ain’t easy.

[@paulmichaelfreedman8334]

@@prof.crastinator Troglodyte.

[@altshipstore]

Exactly... Elon Musk has respect for the Babylon Bee

[@mooboo6603]

I've often wondered about that. I think marketing is hugely Important and many entrepreneurs think they are their own best marketers - which they are.

[@sherryripepi6024]

The podcast between Lex Fridman and Elon Musk is a fascinating and thought-provoking discussion on a wide range of topics, including artificial intelligence, space exploration, and the future of humanity. One of the most interesting aspects of the podcast is the way that Lex and Elon challenge each other's thinking. Lex is a trained scientist and engineer, and he brings a rigorous and analytical approach to the conversation. Elon, on the other hand, is a visionary entrepreneur with a bold and optimistic view of the future. This combination of perspectives makes for a lively and engaging discussion. One of the key themes of the podcast is the potential of artificial intelligence to both help and harm humanity. Lex and Elon discuss the potential for AI to solve some of the world's most pressing problems, such as climate change and poverty. However, they also acknowledge the risks of AI, such as the potential for job displacement and even existential threats. Another key theme of the podcast is the future of space exploration. Lex and Elon discuss the potential for humans to colonize Mars and other planets. They also discuss the importance of space exploration for scientific research and technological development. Overall, the podcast is a thought-provoking and insightful discussion on some of the most important issues facing humanity today. Lex and Elon are both brilliant and articulate thinkers, and their conversation is a valuable contribution to the public discourse. Here are some of my personal insights on Lex and Elon's thought processes about humanity: Lex is a strong advocate for evidence-based thinking. He is always looking for data and analysis to support his claims. This makes him a valuable voice in the world of artificial intelligence, where there is often a lot of hype and speculation. Elon is a visionary thinker. He is not afraid to dream big and think outside the box. This has made him a successful entrepreneur, but it has also led him to make some controversial statements. I believe that Lex and Elon complement each other well. Lex provides the data and analysis, while Elon provides the vision and inspiration. Together, they are a powerful force for good in the world. I believe that the podcast between Lex and Elon is an important contribution to the public discourse. It is a thoughtful and insightful discussion some of the most important issues facing humanity today. I highly recommend listening to it.

[@fredfunk9122]

Lex is a beast, so is elon-i think we should all be thankful that they are trying to help humanity and make the world a better place

[@VEE3RDEYE]

What a beautiful conversation between 2 Robots

[@livingshadows6731]

exactly

[@tdhng3547]

😹

[@benrobinson5839]

Haha that made me lol, thank you

[@synapticreactions9056]

@@livingshadows6731 you agree with a sex offender, nice

[@kabysummit5801]

@@synapticreactions9056 care to explain?

[@alimamman1676]

Nothing is more sincere than a person taking time to ponder a question. It increases the probability that the answer will be useful…and mostly unique. Thanks Lex, thanks again Elon.

[@smithy4813]

Well said that man……..If he is “just” a person that is 🤔🤔!!!!

[@southerncalifornia42]

👏🏻👏🏻🥂

[@TomorrowLazy]

I’m 23 years old and I feel beyond any kind of definition regarding luckiness to have someone as genuinely fascinating as Elon Musk be a part of my generation. His kind of genius is rare and will be remembered forever, well beyond mine or my child’s lifetimes and to simply know that is something I think is often overlooked. What a wonderful interview, well done Lex.

[@yanabax]

This conversation is a gem.

[@niceboke]

With most other interviewers I feel that I've heard it all and I'm just listening to Elon say things he's said a 1000 times. Not with Lex. His questions really allowed Elon to go deeper and share his thoughts in ways that we would never hear from 99% of other interviews. Thank-you Lex. What a beautiful way to spend the first few hours after midnight on new years day (for me).

[@CharveL88]

Honestly, I was a bit disappointed that the practical questions didn't go deeper. I could've done without the "What is love" and esoteric stuff, which is mostly a waste of time. Save those for Peterson. It's hard enough to find interviews asking deeper engineering, science and production questions with Elon. All we get from the mainstream interviews is the vapid questions meant for people who've only heard of Elon and that he makes cars that magically drive themselves. I'm not ragging on Lex, just that I would've liked to hear more than cursory questions about the actually relevant stuff like Neuralink, Dojo, etc, and less grading memes. I don't care what Elon's favorite colour and lucky number is, or what his definition of "love" is. No, I don't even care what type of society Elon thinks people on mars will form. I'd rather hear what he thinks will be the major engineering challenges utilizing regolith to build infrastructure, or actual practical things like that. Leave the shallow question stuff to the vapid mainstream interviewers. The deep dive into Tesla's self driving software, is what should've happened with the other subjects, but it was still overall a great interview.

[@ichbindoofhihi1]

Holy shit, imagine getting 2 and half hours of one of the busiest man on the planet for your podcast, man. Respect, you totally deserve it!

[@Chadronius]

Busy shit posting

[@tomyong31]

Imagine there are only two people in the world who can pull this off and you're one of them. The other one being Joe.

[@brandonlopez9931]

Babylon Bee did it too

[@truthandjustice6838]

Lex deserves it...but let's be honest, Elon never hesitates to give his time when asked.

[@angelasavage6534]

My 2 favorite minds on one video. I wish I could articulate my thoughts as well as you two! I would put myself out there working towards soooooo many causes!!! I respect the hell out of Elon and Lex for furthering humanities reach into new and exciting directions!!!! We can't survive without men like this steering us into a new world beyond our current abilities to perceive...kudos to you both.

[@lisamuir4261]

1:22:57 Latency, very helpful word, appreciated

[@andrewpastor7998]

I recognized how Elon takes a long, thoughtful pause before answering some questions. He understands that his wording could immediately affect his shareholders adversely depending on how interpreted. Accuracy, intent and context are very important.

[@katadareTube]

I loved how Lex let the interview breathe. The moments of silence (where I had to check to see if the video was buffering or stopped) actually added gravitas to the question and subsequent thoughtful response. It was like Elon was playing out all of the probabilities of his responses before answering. Amazing to watch (and listen!) Way better than the WSJ interview… Keep up the great work!

[@jacolineloewen6530]

Respect for Elon’s contribution to our world and history was missing from the WSJ interview.

[@ericchild3363]

@JT Raven What is your ideal? Everyone has an equal share of the pie? Which pie? The Stone Age pie, Dark Ages pie, today's pie or tomorrow's pie? If the latter, who will make it?

[@arnaudjean1159]

@JT Raven I'm from France I hear your point but there is also in the silicon valley lot of young people with good motivations .

[@markbooth]

Elon will often pause to process a question. His mind is doing 100mph at this point.

[@DannySullivanMusic]

your comment is 10000% true!!

[@Hemlocker]

Lex: [esoteric question about literal rocket science] Elon: [in-depth answer, exploring multiple tangents] Lex: what is love? Elon: now you're asking really perplexing questions

[@unabasofia]

Baby don't hurt me.

[@alessandrobelottidev]

i love the fact that all sentences in the comment have the same max length

[@GoblinSTEEZ]

@@unabasofia thats the first thing that came to my head when he asked - then when elon said it i literally died lmao

[@KingMAE_]

@@alessandrobelottidev so pleasing for my brain

[@flimsyslohans9105]

Baby, dont hurt me, no more.

[@bookofbrah]

Just love it! So so many good insights, deep and true quotes for life & mindset and a lot of good and interesting perspectives for the future. Thank you Lex for this podcast and your well chosen questions 🙂greetings and cheers from germany!

[@ThomasButryn]

The discussion about full self driving was obsoletely fascinating! Great interview! I don't think people realize Tesla has changed their approach to FSD using photons and neural networks just like humans do. Amazing.

[@kevinoconnor164]

Elon is in a great mood in this. Love to see him this way.

[@davidsoom1551]

Wait until his house of government tax burning falls. Check his mood then.

[@ryankueter8396]

@@davidsoom1551 when

[@davidsoom1551]

@@ryankueter8396 When it comes out that he can't fund Starlink V2 and the FAA makes him move Starship out of Boca Chica. And when regulators wake up and prohibits the killing beta test of his "Autopilot." on public streets and he loses the Solar City trial.

[@davidsoom1551]

@@ryankueter8396 And when his Tesla buge stock bubble value pops.

[@kwanmak9766]

@@davidsoom1551 Wow what the hell

[@xflyingtiger]

Loved this interview. I was struck by Elon's advice for life, "Try and be useful." He went on to say that being useful was incredibly difficult. I believe being useful can be simply a state of mind. My daughter manages an AM/PM selling junk food and gasoline. But she is so important for so many people just going through their day. To some many people, filling their tank on the way to work and grabbing a quick cup of coffee and some donuts is such a vital part of their day. My daughter keeps a very clean well stocked store and she is polite and cheerful to everyone she meets. She actually attracts repeat customers. How do I know? Customers have told her so. She is, in short, useful. We all have purpose if we look for it

[@Teal_Seal]

Your pride in her is sweet. ❤️ Lucky daughter!

[@workoftheworldmedia6748]

😢

[@TehZNCify]

Sounds like you’re very proud of her. I bet she feels the same way about you! All the best

[@noewell9870]

You speak about her, but not for yourself

[@sebastian_thiel]

Very good message!!

[@SaidThoughts]

I give Elon credit. I do like that he can quote out of pocket things you'd never expect. I enjoy having knowledge someone else doesn't have, and being able to give information on the spot people didn't think I'd know. It must be a good feeling for Elon given he knows quite a lot. He knows a lot more than me that's for sure, but I'll steadily learn and even if I never go as far in life as he did. I can still learn, and share.

[@andrewpastor7998]

Well said. Thank you for the insightful comment!

[@ricchamen6304]

I’m glad you gave Tim Dodd (Everyday Astronaut). A mention. Since he spent a lot of time on the Rocket Engine show s he did. They are a terrific combination of shows on Rocket Engines. I recommend them to all with an interest in Rocket Engines. Great show to the two of you. Entertaining.

[@xvor_tex8577]

I like how Elon Musk is way more comfortable in this one than the previous ones

[@donettatrump2025]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqHLqJmnZtx_gNU

[@jacob_dmn]

Exactly!

[@DannySullivanMusic]

you're without a doubt correct dude

[@christianpackard8674]

i've noticed hes becoming much more comfortable

[@patrikpass2962]

Elon has been accepted into the future fascist technocracy so he has nothing to worry about anymore.

[@hristomitkov]

My vote for "The podcast of the 2021". Such a nice surprise for the holidays. Great timing, great topics and questions. Thank you, Lex! You are getting better and better, man! Oss!

[@ecommasters3847]

What a time to be alive. Thankyou Lex for this wonderful interview. Please keep these going for years to come, they inspire and are a beacon of knowledge and hope for our times. Thanks again for all your work in this space.

[@rico-suave9078]

If all humanity came together on 1 mission. That would be the full potential of our planet.❤

[@ROBL21]

Me checking my internet connection every time that Elon makes a 1 min silent pause to organize his ideas 😅, excellent interview.

[@jaycho6747]

10-15 years ago, you wouldn’t even have dreamed one of the most powerful, richest, smartest, most influential people could have a simple conversation in front of your screen like this and drop so much valuable information.

[@chi-chiechegoyen6004]

well said Jay Cho

[@anav587]

Pretty sure you could watch interviews of Bill gates

[@peaceidk6497]

@@anav587 Not to this degreee, and convinience.

[@anav587]

@@peaceidk6497 yes, fair

[@coleshelton6469]

@@anav587 why him I wonder

[@brandonmay3094]

I recognize and appreciate how comfortable Elon is on here. Doing Gods work Lex

[@krishanSharma.69.69f]

He is Jesus himself dude.

[@jijigigifull]

When 2 robots meet

[@brandonmay3094]

@@jijigigifull *2 leaders meet

[@jijigigifull]

@@brandonmay3094 why you got be that guy brandon, why ?

[@brandonmay3094]

@@jijigigifull because it’s time to fuck some shit up bud

[@paulhelit2096]

Russell Brand has Paved his way in History as one of the world’s best journalist, exposing governments wrongdoing. He is a hero. His freedom must be Guarded

[@horrorbiz72]

Another great episode Lex!

[@aqynbc]

I remember when they had their first interview. Elon was quite cold, but professional. 3rd time around, both enjoying each other's company. Great to see.

[@utku3372]

They are getting new updates

[@TraditionalAnglican]

@@utku3372 - the two AGI’s are getting better at holding conversations.

[@aqynbc]

@@utku3372 😂😂

[@aqynbc]

@@TraditionalAnglican 😂

[@yeetwchybaban]

@@utku3372 loool

[@dunkinvideos]

Love how relaxed and goofy Elon is with Lex, he must feel comfortable with our Lexbot 3000

[@Texas_Takeover]

Lexbot 3000 🤣🤣🤣

[@urdbest3212]

Many naive souls will buy into this B S .

[@goytoy3558]

@@urdbest3212 what do you mean?

[@nuitech2190]

Hahaha lexbot 3000 well done

[@nuitech2190]

@@keepmymindpreoccupied2892 who care about you’re watching or not?

[@stevemuzira9155]

I love the long silent pauses before certain answers…that is a man who is actually using his brain to think!

[@MISS_TECH69]

KZbin cant stop recommending this same episode

[@donfields1234]

Having someone like Lex interview Elon is amazing, 2 people that can actually communicate at a "similar" level. Try getting mass media to even listen to a sentence of this and their heads will explode. Excellent interview.

[@mauriceschaeffer5070]

@@kevooooo how?

[@programmer1840]

@@mauriceschaeffer5070 Ignore the troll. If people can't give any sort of reasoning for their claim then they're not worth listening to.

[@donfields1234]

@JT Raven blabber

[@Syncopia]

Getting Musk to be in the same place for nearly 3 hours is an incredible feat. Keeping engaged with him for that same amount of time is beyond impressive.

[@Humanaut.]

Yeah - also imagine how valuable 1 hour of musks time is. But obviously this is a win win for both of them.

[@zdravkogeorgiev7201]

Because he has a short attention span?

[@TheBruceKeller]

@@zdravkogeorgiev7201 Because he runs like 4 companies and one of them is one of the largest and fasted growing in the world. He was pretty famous for sleeping at the production line etc. Also his time would just be extremely valuable because one of his hours is probably like a lifetime of work for someone in terms of pay.

[@gocybertruck8189]

It is really fun watching this interview with Elon Musk. Love to see another one with Elon Musk. Earth is very lucky to have such a person like Elon Musk to propel human to a multi-planet species. Excellent interview.

[@DonaldWilliam]

Inspiring to listen to someone that is on the same page, way ahead of me, and has actual power and influence to help improve the world for everyone. (I mean Lex Fridman of course. Elon is mildy interesting too.)

[@tdlaustralia7791]

He seems to open up to you a lot more. Probably because you give him time to think a question through before answering and you don't ask typical stupid questions. Great job man.

[@Marksmal]

Lex does an amazing job interviewing Elon, Tim Dodd is also very good and gives Elon time to think and explain his answers in great detail

[@timothyharrison]

I loved those long pauses. Those never happen in common experience and I wish they would.

[@jtfuller9462]

@@timothyharrison Amen, it shows great intelligence especially in this day an age. He speaks like an old wise man. Pull up a chair, listen and take notes.

[@jtfuller9462]

@JT Raven we are all entitled to our own opinions.

[@rohithdsouza8]

A short summary: - Finishing high stress situations sucessfully you feel more relief than elation - Most difficult problem regarding starship is engine production, right from the materials to design you have to have the best of everything to make the best engine - Mindset of Elon: When something is important enough, you have to get it done. there’s no factor of motivation or anything in order to work on something - Thinking in terms of first principles can be applied to any walk of life, just have an axiomatic base that you believe in and then you reason up from there to cross check your conclusion with the axiomatic truth. - Another mental model of thinking is to take a thing and scale it to a very large or a very small number and see how do things change ( you can use it to scale a product large and see if its still expensive by which you can arrive at an conclusion to work on the design of the product or not) - it's important to think of these things like probabilities, not certainties, there's a probability that something bad will happen on earth. Hence, its best that we work towards making life a multi planetary species - Probably in mars, direct democracy over representational democracy works best! - Helpful to think money in terms of information theory, with fiat currency the error in the database keeps increasing as government tries to print more money, cryptocurrency is an attempt to reduce this error created by the government. - Bitcoin is useful as a store of wealth but not as a day to day currency. Dogecoin could be used as a day to day currency as a fixed number of hash string gets generated every year and inflation reduces over time. - It is possible that satoshi nakamoto is Nick Szabo - Replacing processed images by raw photon inputs from camera and switching more traditional code over the neural network (as it does seem have to hit its global maximum on vector space creation) - Lot of bare-metal coding C/C++ is required for tesla self driving traditonally more on the control part after input has processed - Human robots are a thing, might replace manual un-interesting work. - History is a good way to learn and understand about the nature of civilization and indiviuals - Advice to young people: Try to be useful, ask youself are you contributing more than you consume? To have a net positive contribution to the society would be the right thing to aim for. - Reading a condensed version of the Britannica encyclopedia can be useful. Just read,read as much as you can. - Having a growth of the pie mindset, over thinking in terms of zero-sum game is useful. Usually many people think in terms of zero sum game, but that is rarely the case as the pie gets bigger as more people get involved - Whats the meaning of life? The answer is the universe, now its just a matter of asking the right questions. Elons foundation of philosophy is that he is curious about the nature of the universe. But we will not live forever, hence expanding the scope and scale of consciousness is fundamentally a good thing.

[@subhras1269]

Thanks a bunch

[@carterstockham948]

The amount of information condensed into this comment is so impressive

[@drumlessons833]

@@KaizenB It gives the viewer a nice summary of what is covered and helps let people know what to expect. I was hoping for Lex to hold Elon accountable for all the people he helped kill and the coups he helped orchestrate in order to capture precious minerals and resources abroad, but it seems like he's being interviewed as a celebrity, not a grossly powerful super-billionaire.

[@juliemariemcintyre]

@@drumlessons833 probably bc they are buds

[@bigrob9877]

Wow!! Great breakdown of opinion and fact. You should have a your own podcast!! Great content 🙏

[@Decentraliseur]

This was 2:31:47 of pure enjoyment. 23147 thanks to you and Elon for this mind blowing interview

[@forthehomies7043]

As someone with a little brother that has Asperger's, Elon's ability to socialize and adapt to conversation is nothing short of extraordinary.

[@19quiz76]

I think I’ve seen the lion’s share of Elon interviews, and for the last couple of years it’s been sort of like watching an old movie again and again. 80% of the questions he’s been asked have been uninformed or at best old news. This interview, on the other hand, is monumental in the storytelling of Elon; the questions are qualified, relevant, humble, challenging, respectful and full of love. You, dear Lex, are a giant! Thank you for this gem of a conversation 🙏🏻❤️

[@steveseeger]

Or 90% typical interviews hitting on the same talking points. This was 50% or maybe a bit less and in most cases expanded on talking points to some degree with new depth.

[@brianmcleod5474]

You can just tell how comfortable Elon is talking with Lex. Absolutely amazing podcast,very informative and thought provoking.

[@conversationcorner1837]

I guess that's what happens when you find someone who can relate to you at that wavelength. Most people don't seem to be interested in Space Rockets or payment systems.

[@grantdwillemse21]

What an absolutely amazing interview. 👏

[@angusseletto1511]

Lex is in the same league as an interviewer as Elon is as a Technologist. Every word has value. Best interviewer of Elon in my opinion yet

[@Z3NBluster]

I like that Elon has no qualms about being silent and deeply thinking through Lex's questions. This also shows Lex's skill in finding questions that even Elon has not previously considered. Keep up the good work Lex! You should drink with Elon next time!

[@sagoluyorum_zaten]

elon thinks for five minutes after joe's stoner questions come on man :DD

[@andrearussell8794]

I love it too, letting someone get there answer together, makes much more sense than answering half ass.

[@MatthiasGotzke]

Like that too though I cannot believe Elon never thought through how long it will be to land on mars. But he might have had to reevaluate due to recent developments

[@jameskari1786]

I disagree with the premise but I enjoy constructive comments like these-

[@ginocontestabile8775]

Let's just take a moment to appreciate the wonderful life of opportunities we live today. I am sitting near the chimney in a 500 people village in center-south Italy. If the Internet didn't exist the only thing I could have done was probably to be a farmer and sell harvests on local markets, speaking italian dialect with no clue about how the world works. Now I do speak and understand English. I am a computer Scientist and software engineer. I studied physics and I am aware that the life we live today is not magic. The way we control information and excite electromagnetic fields and build on top of that protocols and abstractions and digital circuits and compilers and operating systems and browsers and media and content it just a marvellous engineering effort by the most awesome species ever existed in the universe as far as I know. I am so grateful for being born in the 21st century and have the possibility to learn so much from some of the smartest and thoughtful people in the world. Thanks Elon, thanks Lex.

[@whakjob]

Amazing story young man, I'm so happy for you but its 4 am and I'm also somehow craving Pizza after reading

[@KokoMbella]

Maybe one day earth will be our small village 🙂

[@greggrant4614]

An awesome species for sure, living in an awesome time, regardless of the existence of any or many other awesome species.

[@3poli]

Couldn't have said it better

[@patrickcasey1150]

Excellent sentiment. I'm always trying to get this point across to my slightly bored science students - if we had the proper perspective then we'd be constantly stunned by the progress our species has made so far.

[@steezewithmableez1]

This man's time is the most arguably the most valuable / minute of anyone living .. & he is choosing to sacrifice his life in hope of improving future of humanity. Truly an unbelievable human ❤❤

[@streetgossip7611]

Awesome show and keep up the good work and I will be there to watch the videos you drop .

[@myrobotisgas]

"Quitting is not in my nature, fuck that we're getting it done" wow, words to live by

[@danielvalleduarte]

Famous last words for the Man Who Stole the World

[@josephllinas2672]

@@danielvalleduarte what exactly did he steal? I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and assume I am taking you out of context.

[@alexbeaulieu2287]

Let’s go bby that got me fired up apply that shit to anything you want to do in life

[@B_B-420]

Let's see if he quits on China, after his companies end up like this video itself. Banned. As the entirety of KZbin is banned in China. The only reason China lets him operate in the country currently is because they want him to build them a bunch of multi-billion dollar factories, like the one in Shanghai. Then they can just nationalize them all, and get a bunch of free factories for companies controlled by the CCP.

[@benton-benton]

@@johnsmith1474 Robots do that kind of thing.

[@mariavasilenko5080]

My husband and I are listening to this (long-awaited!) interview while driving across California for our vacation. Our 3.5 y.o old has fallen asleep, and we can enjoy the episode together! Such a great holiday treat! Oh, and Elon’s pauses make us think whether sth is bad with our Internet connection, or he’s taking time to think. Apparently, the latter 😄 I wish I could learn how not to be afraid taking long pauses during the interviews and meetings😃

[@trendingvideos2111]

Probably fell asleep to Lex.

[@whakjob]

corporate communicaton is just over rated in my opinion. I struggle with "communication " coz I need time to process and think but its taken as a "fault" that needs to be fixed. will hopefully be leaving my job next year as I'm building passive income streams, I really think the corporate world should do a rethink on how human are viewed and treated.

[@Emzzz78]

Enjoy the beauty!! I hope you’re not going to get stuck on I-80 or hwy 50. We’re getting record snowfall

[@puncrock2952]

@@Emzzz78 *sigh* oh how I miss Truckee and moonlighting at Boreal

[@jongwynne7434]

Is a Tesla driving you?

[@305dreamhonda]

Quite possibly the best interview ever done.

[@polpol1005]

one of the worst for me

[@chrismai1889]

love the pause

[@ObieR]

I’m 30 seconds in and I can already tell this is gonna be fun

[@justinherrmann84]

Then lex is like time to get serious hahaha

[@Mr.Buttermaker]

🤣

[@erickp4005]

U nailed it!

[@tpjmadrigal12]

Elon,when he is comfortable around one of his own.

[@ichi_go]

30 seconds in and Elon is already acting like a dork. Great job guys🤙🏻

[@refusetolose05]

The difference in how he handles these interviews is a completely different level than his first one on JRE. Glad to see the growth.

[@xLightcrystalx]

I love lex but I wanna see musk on JRE again.

[@TechnoBro999]

Joe should follow lex’s example and get rid of the 5 minutes of ads every 15 minutes on his spotify. I cant he arsed to deal w that

[@slowberries]

Rogan thinks the boring company tunneled from LA to Vegas. Plonker.

[@brandonmay3094]

@Chip Thomas we all fuck over each other everywhere. Welcome to diversity and freedom

[@laohu1514]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mV6peKp6echgqZo

[@2hard2find]

How does this guy recording interviews in his room get Elon Musk to come THREE TIMES to his show?!?

[@salim_mouffok]

28:00 I genuinely had to switch browser tab to check if the video froze 🙃

[@Werdna12345]

I had no idea Lex Fridman was an instructor at MIT teaching machine learning for self driving. He was incredibly disciplined in asking interesting questions but avoiding PhD level discussion

[@rodschmidt8952]

he didn't ask about self driving at all

[@youknowthedrill99]

A true skill

[@Becomingajackel]

@@rodschmidt8952 there's literally like a 12 min scetion labeled tesla self-driving

[@kaibe5241]

@@rodschmidt8952 lol...

[@icenine135]

Why have a PhD discussion of Elon doesn't have a PhD.

[@recca7]

One of the few interviewers that can keep up with Elon or can at least elicit more thought provoking/technical conversation, thank you Lex🙏

[@fatawu0098]

There wasn't many amazing things said, not to shit on this interview it was great.

[@kenadams5504]

I'd say Brian Greene is probably smarter .

[@sherolinnaheang3009]

Thank you for an informative interview. Good job to you both.

[@tiyw6980]

Hey everyone, Hey Lex. Thanks for all you do buddy. It’s June 16th, 2023 when I’m writing this. I didn’t watch this video just now, I watched it probably when it first came out. But I was watching the video of Elon on a stage in Paris just now. I just didn’t know how to pass a message through the universe to Elon. I love you man. Thanks for all you’re doing. I get your jokes 😁 even if the Paris crowd doesn’t. That was hilarious! It was even funnier ‘cause no one was laughing while you were. I was laughing bro. 😆 I just cracked up at that Meth joke for about 5 minutes, shaking my dog sitting beside me on the couch, saying “that’s our guy!” I respect you so much and I think of your inspiration like an older brother inspiring me. I respect the search and connection to truth. That’s important to me too. I hope you have an awesome group of friends around you and I hope you stay the course. Thank you so much bro. Love you man. I’m cheering for you. I’m proud of you. All the best. -Lane

[@edwardclayden7743]

I am so happy that this is available to general public and I am able to view it for free. Every podcast of yours is a gem and I can't express my gratitude enough for all of your work.

[@user-by7jv6qd7x]

what's your point? You crave for listening to rich people telling how they waste billions of dollars after luxury fantasies of theirs, disregarding any real need of surrounding mankind and issue of the planet we all live on?

[@helensmusings]

Or maybe he's appreciative of hard work and enjoyed the content so expressed that with gratitude.

[@user-vl1dm1sy4q]

It should generally be a free version so that all the people can learn. Some if them might be able to pay money in the Future.

[@DC-pw6mo]

Yes I am so glad it’s still free. Soooo annoying all these paid subscriptions popping up. No bueno …most people can’t afford groceries 😮

[@tmerk4292]

​@@user-by7jv6qd7x😂 is that what he's doing?

[@TheGunmanChannel]

I'm still waiting for Elon to conquer the universe so he can focus on less important things, like his own line of colognes called Elon's Musk.

[@Leapdreams]

This comment is so underrated 😂

[@realtruth245]

Less important things? How could he do anything less important ?

[@humandroid53]

🤣

[@DjSuperK]

No man should have that much power!

[@cristianespinal9917]

If he took the time to produce and sell flamethrowers, he can take the time to hook the boys up with some interplanetary-grade cologne.

[@karenmoody1879]

I don't understand those who criticize Lex's suit. I like the "NASA mission control center in 1969" look! Love Lex.

[@mboiko]

Excellent interview as usual Lex...

[@franktfrisby]

What’s nice about lex interviews compared to others with Elon is Lex ask real questions and dive deep. That’s why I appreciate this podcast.

[@mahadev4552]

Yeah true he is actually taking advantage of interviewing Elon unlike the BabylonBees interview where they just ask random stupid questions

[@NikWeber.]

Yes! Totally agree 👍🏻 Many interviewers just orbit around themselves and don't give the often amazing guests not enough space to really articulate, position and characterize themselves. And so many interviewers just plainly ask stupid questions...

[@wstoettinger]

agree! Rob would definitely do a good job too!

[@TheVenusBoy]

Yup he’s always asking questions that really matters, not some entertainment bullshit

[@w3w3w3]

He did not ask the tough questions though...

[@northfloridareptiles3904]

Lex, one of the best things about your interviews with Elon is your ability to ask him the kinda questions that he normally doesn’t get asked in interviews. Because of your expertise in AI, engineering, robotics, you can really ask the kinda questions most interviewers aren’t able to and it gives Elon the chance to expand on these complex things publicly.

[@MCRuCr]

oh yes that is really great for us engineering/science nerds to get the answers we seek

[@IvanPlaysFn]

Great job lex I love your videos/ podcasts especially this one, what surprises me the most is how much time you spend on your incredible questions to these incredible guests. I appreciate you. ❤ I listen to your calming voice at lunch during my studying and when driving ❤ True master piece ❤ Will never get bored of this content! P. S : can you interview Bill Gates By - Ivan ❤

[@gregbailey45]

Now that WOULD be boring!

[@polpol1005]

Elon is proof that money cant fix ignorance. I think the greatest gift Musk has given us is that he has singlehandedly blown open the myth that the rich and powerful people are intelligent and skilled.

[@ChuongNguyenPlus]

Great podcast to end the year 2021. Listening to this 2h30m conversation feels like as a 5min. But it packs information of a thick book. Thanks a lot Elon Musk and Lex Fridman.

[@sdosborn07]

ww3 next 12 months.

[@mmariner2178]

I love Elon's quotes "Put in a hard day's work and try to be useful to humankind ... create more than you consume ..." and "learn a little about a lot of things ... read about a broad range of topics" as advice for our next generation!!!

[@Ample17]

What a man Elon is. Truly inspiring.

[@pond.3509]

Got you eating out of the palm of his hand lol. He's not doing all this for mankind lol he's a business man who doesn't pay taxes. Get smart.

[@titan2984]

@@pond.3509 You don't even know how taxes work and you are telling others to get smart.....so lame 🤦

[@Ample17]

@@pond.3509 Dude he is literally paying more taxes this year then every person in the us has ever payed before, what are you talking about. And there is nothing wrong about being a "businessman" we employ people like you, who are to afraid to take some risks for themselves ;)

[@ravenomega2443]

@@pond.3509 Are you one of those people that believe anyone with more money than you is evil? That's who you are isn't it? You're one of those aren't you?

[@vincentiengo4470]

we need more people like Elon

[@sherryripepi6024]

To Lex and Elon, a sonnet I see you two, with your big brains and your hearts, So full of compassion for all of our parts. I see you working to make the world a better place, And I know that you'll succeed, no matter the pace. You're both so and yet so kind, You're both so and yet so humble. You're both so and yet so wise, You're both so and yet so realistic. I know that you'll make a difference in the world, I know that you'll leave it a better place than you found it. I know that you'll inspire others to follow in your footsteps, And together, we can make the world a better place for all. So thank you, Lex and Elon, for being you. Thank you for your passion, your intelligence, and your compassion. Thank you for giving me hope for the future.

[@chancemack]

Lex has been going insane with the guest he’s brought on recently.

[@KC-nb3mm]

Doge is climbing hahaha

[@JK360noscope]

I mean that's since day 1

[@carpo719]

@JT Raven I have seen this somewhere before.... :D

[@concernedamerican1]

It's not possible to penetrate the firmament or what you con artists call the van Allen radiation belts... Quit waisting our money for your hypnosis

[@concernedamerican1]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKO7pp2JoKhqaa8

[@LOVESKATE42]

I love the way you navigate conversations Lex, you're base simplicity makes conversations almost seamless. I see your ability to throttle the conversations and allow the listener/guest to consolidate their energy to respond as accurately as possible. It's a beautiful skill to witness!

[@Chris-vr8cd]

The timestamps do wonders too. I can skip ahead if I get bored of the subject then come back to it later when my mind is different. I feel Lex is pioneering sort of this "timestamp based" style of poscasting.

[@abaikor]

@@Chris-vr8cd well said

[@chalida1975]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤I've been watched in projects. Your SpaceX at Netflix is ​​amazing.

[@chromgoog3141]

Love Elons comment on impact- giving/contributing more than taking/consuming. ❤

[@lucianofang]

I cannot thank you enough for giving Elon time to think after you ask a question. I’m so tired of these interviewers not knowing what to do with more than 3 seconds of silence and then just filling the empty space with random words.

[@MrChrisdavie]

I love how relaxed Elon was during this interview.

[@mihirrasal588]

because they’re friends

[@mattmccaughen8082]

Scamartist literally everything but SpaceX is BS ieven think SpaceX is just NASA anyways

[@neznamnista2153]

The robot evolved

[@mihirrasal588]

@@neznamnista2153 🤣

[@gay4pay882]

@@neznamnista2153 it’s learning

[@rogerzimmerman304]

This was the best discussion/interview i have see with, Elon. Very informative and motivating. Thanks for sharing it .