Eva Fo𝕏 🦊 Claudius Nero's Legion(@EvaFox):Elon Musk on AI: Let’s enjoy the ride “I still think there’s a risk associated with AI and robots. It’s not zero. I guess I’ve come to… my sort of philosophical conclusion is to look on the bright side. I can’t see any way to really stop this incredible momentum of AI and robots. And at times I sort of think, well, perhaps, even if there was a stop button, we probably shouldn’t press it because the most likely outcome is incredible abundance for all. Let’s enjoy the ride is, I think, my philosophy at this point. Because, honestly, there seems to be just inexorable progress here in AI and in robots that even if I wanted to stop it, I couldn’t.” Video by The Economist, edited by Eva Fox

2026.09.13 14:56

Elon Musk on AI: Let’s enjoy the ride “I still think there’s a risk associated with AI and robots. It’s not zero. I guess I’ve come to… my sort of philosophical conclusion is to look on the bright side. I can’t see any way to really stop this incredible momentum of AI and robots. And at times I sort of think, well, perhaps, even if there was a stop button, we probably shouldn’t press it because the most likely outcome is incredible abundance for all. Let’s enjoy the ride is, I think, my philosophy at this point. Because, honestly, there seems to be just inexorable progress here in AI and in robots that even if I wanted to stop it, I couldn’t.” Video by The Economist, edited by Eva Fox