Elon Musk on Why He Wants More Robots and Less Government

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🗓️ 7 December 2021

⏱️ 9 minutes

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What does the world's richest person think about the role of government and the future of robots and space travel? Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, shared his views in a wide-ranging interview with WSJ's Joanna Stern. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	If there's one CEO who's tapped into the popular zeitgeist and grabbed headlines again and
0:10.1	again, it's Elon Musk.
0:12.2	Elon Musk.
0:13.2	Elon Musk.
0:14.2	Hefla is Elon Musk.
0:16.0	Elon Musk wants to colonize Mars.
0:18.4	Well, cryptic tweets from Elon Musk has sent the cryptocurrency sliding once again.
0:22.1	Nothing surprises us when I come to Elon Musk anymore.
0:26.2	This year in particular was a big one for Musk.
0:29.2	His rocket company sent its first all civilian crew into orbit.
0:33.0	His electric vehicle company passed $1 trillion in value, and Musk himself, as Tesla's
0:38.6	largest shareholder, became the richest person in the world by tens of billions of dollars.
0:44.6	He even hosted SNL.
0:45.6	It's an honor to be hosting Saturday Night Live.
0:49.0	I mean that.
0:50.0	Sometimes, after I say something, I have to say I mean that.
0:55.1	So people really know that I mean it.
1:00.8	Last night, Musk joined our colleague Joanna Stern for a wide-ranging conversation about robots,
1:06.3	President Biden's spending bill, and a technological challenge that's been consuming his time lately.
1:11.2	It's so preposterously difficult that there are times where I wonder whether we can actually
1:17.2	do this.
1:21.4	Welcome to the journal, our show about money, business, and power.
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