Elon Musk on 2024 Politics, Succession Plans and Whether AI Will Annihilate Humanity

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🗓️ 24 May 2023

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In an interview at WSJ's CEO Council Summit with editor Thorold Barker, Elon Musk talked about whether he regrets buying Twitter, who might eventually take the helm of the three companies he runs and how AI will change our future. Further Reading: - Ron DeSantis to Launch 2024 Presidential Run in Twitter Talk With Elon Musk - Elon Musk Wants to Challenge Google and Microsoft in AI - The Elon Musk Doctrine: How the Billionaire Navigates the World Stage Further Listening: - Twitter’s New CEO: The Velvet Hammer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Since Elon Musk bought Twitter last fall, advertisers have abandoned it in droves, thousands of workers
0:11.9	have been laid off, and Twitter has lost hundreds of millions of dollars.
0:17.6	Yesterday, Musk spoke with our colleague Thorln Barker about it.
0:21.8	Do you regret buying it?
0:23.1	You tried to get out of it or you know how happy you bought it?
0:25.6	Well, it was well that ends well.
0:28.2	That was his end.
0:29.2	Has it ended well yet?
0:30.2	Or are we still going to wait and see?
0:32.2	I think we're on the hopefully on the comeback arc.
0:37.0	Okay.
0:38.0	As part of its so-called comeback, Musk says he wants Twitter to become more of a town square.
0:43.2	For instance, tonight he's planning to go live on Twitter with Florida's Republican Governor Ron DeSantis.
0:49.1	We'll be interviewing Ron DeSantis and he has quite an announcement to make.
0:56.0	So it's going to be live and let that's letter up.
0:59.7	Let's see what happens.
1:01.5	DeSantis is expected to announce his bid for president.
1:06.0	Musk talked about this at a Wall Street Journal conference.
1:09.0	He also talked about future plans for Twitter, his views on politics,
1:13.9	and how artificial intelligence will transform our lives.
1:20.5	Welcome to the journal, our show about money, business, and power.
1:25.1	I'm Ryan Kuducin.
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