So, is this a request for help, a threat, or just a grift?

Perhaps he really is concerned about rogue AI Slaughterbots, and wants to avoid that horrible Terminator-style future? Nah.

Perhaps it's a veiled threat - "I got these rogue Slaughterbots who are straining to get out there and fuck up the world, unless you give me a trillion bucks."

Or maybe, there are no robots, or even viable plans to build them, and he just wants a trillion bucks.

It's probably #3, and he'll use the money to build the Slaughterbots, and then do #2.

Maybe you just shouldn't be building a robot army...

I fucking hate this guy got off the hook. He fell out of the media so fast it makes me sick to think how complete the ruling class's power is.

Just one more leverage bro

Why this people never get cancer or horrible accidents?

hey errr maybe the richest man in the world with nazi views should not have a robot army to begin with?

Fortunately he isn't going to build a robot army. His cars can barely follow the road so I can't imagine his robots would present much in the way of of a threat, except quite possibly in the extent that they would stand on your foot although even then they'd probably fall over.

There has never been another individual who's ability and ego are so at odds

Why do they even need musk? It's not like he is lead engineer or chief of design.

I just don’t feel comfortable building a robot army here, and then being ousted

Why would you ever have any control whatsoever in the first place? Do other arms manufacturers have a control for their missiles?

But I was told that rich people like musk and Trump weren't swayed by money because they had enough... 😂

This guy is so desperate to be called the first trillionaire, it's just really pathetic.

I just want this guy to die. Oh, I will be so happy when it happens.

And all the other ones as well.

Me too Elon, I'm not feeling comfortable with you building a robot army

I had to check to see if I was eating an Onion. Turns out, Ol' ketamine fried Musky truly did say all of this.

I hope he doesn't start any trade federations and blockade Naboo.

Fucking egomaniac.

Man who can't buld fully self driving cars wants to build a f@*king robot army? I'll pass. How about give him NO money so he can't afford to build them in the first place.

Brooks (Roomba, Baxter, MIT, etc) says it's sill not enough https://rodneybrooks.com/why-todays-humanoids-wont-learn-dexterity/

If you skim through his piece, at least watch the 2x 30s videos, really drive the point IMHO.

He has enough money to pay an actual army

Elon Musk in charge of a robot army?

I've seen this movie sooo many times, and it never ends well.

He needs? Go pick yourself up by your bootstraps. Somehow I don’t think he means $1T of his own money.

So he's basically Justin Hammer at this point.

Sounds like they are getting on with their plan of eradicating all but the 1%

A good chunk of shareholders deferring to public agencies that recommend based on societal good is imo the only way capitalism could “work”. Of course Elon is against it.

I have a trillion dollars down in my basement you can have Elon.

Was there ever a hope that the customers buying the robots would control them?

MechaHitler controlled robot in my home or business is not a good marketing plan. Chinese companies are well ahead in robotics, and they have manufacturing customers, battery and motor research/leadership, lower bill of materials, plenty of AI skill. No reason to believe Tesla will be first or better.

This is so stupid. If he has an issue with shareholder control, he has the money to buy the fucking shares. Sure, he has to pay the inflated bullshit price, but he can do that. Buy it and make it private, Musk. Then you can do whatever the hell you want with it, but it'll be your money on the line. If you actually believe in the product than it should be fine, right?