Killer robots, electric jets and humans living on Mars … These are just a few of the things Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is talking about.
Check out some of his wildest predictions for the future.
All modes of transportation will eventually become electric
Famed engineer and inventor Elon Musk is convinced that all vehicles will ultimately be electric.
“Airplanes and ships, as well as all other forms of transport, will be fully electric. There is no doubt about that,”Musk said during a 2015 Marketplace interview.
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In ten years, half of new cars in the US will be electric
Half of America's cars will be powered by electricity. This was also said by the scientist in July this year.
Autonomy will become the standard form of car driving in 20 years
“In 20 years, owning a car without the ability to self-drive will be a lot like owning a horse ride,” Musk said during Tesla's third convention in 2015. - All cars will be fully autonomous in the long term. I think it would be rather unusual to see cars that don't have full autonomy. Any cars that are produced but do not have full autonomy will have negative value in the global market. It will be like riding a horse. You will only learn the basics of driving for purely sentimental reasons."
Also in July, the scientist said that in 20 years, cars will not have steering wheels, as all models will be modernized, and millions of jobs will simply be unclaimed.
Self-driving cars will cause job cuts
“Self-propelled cars will severely disrupt the job market,” Musk said at a World Government Summit in Dubai in February. The scientist also noted that automation will lead to "fewer jobs as the robot can do better."
The main source of income is likely to be automation
“There is a very high probability that we will get universal basic income or something like that through automation,” Musk told CNBC last November. "This will be exactly what will happen."
He reiterated his conviction in July at the National Association of Governors. “I think we will end up with a universal basic income. I think it will be necessary,”he said.
We will go to Mars by 2025
In early October, Musk spoke at the International Astronaut Congress and spoke about his grand plan. He intends to use his SpaceX company to get people to Mars by 2025.
Tesla's CEO said he intends to send a manned spacecraft to Mars in 2024. However, the researchers probably won't land on the red planet until 2025.
The scientist claims that he ultimately pursues the goal of colonizing Mars and "making it a comfortable place to live."
Artificial intelligence poses a greater danger than nuclear weapons
In North Korea's missile tests, many people worry about the possibility of a nuclear war, but Musk reiterates that there is a much more dangerous precedent in the world.
“In my opinion, the biggest risk we face as a civilization is artificial intelligence,” the inventor said in July.
Artificial intelligence will be the main reason for the outbreak of war
In early September, Musk said on Twitter that "competition for AI supremacy at the national level" is likely to trigger World War III.
Musk made this prediction after President Putin said that the real ruler of the world will be the country that creates the perfect artificial intelligence.
Killer robots can also be a big problem
“There are robots that can act faster than any biological creature,” Musk said in July at the National Governors Association. - The most dangerous thing is that this deep intelligence is on the Web. And you wonder what harm deep intelligence can do on the web? Well, he can start a war by spreading fake news and spoofing email accounts with fake press releases, or simply manipulating information. The pen is mightier than the sword."
Tunnels will play a big role in the future for transportation
Musk is working with drilling engineers to build a network of underground tunnels in Los Angeles that will facilitate electric skating. The scientist said the electric sled will allow cars to be transported at 125 miles per hour through the tunnel.
Humans must use robots to survive
“Humans must worship robots to survive,” Musk said at a World Government Summit in Dubai in February. “I think over time we will probably see a closer fusion of biological and digital intelligence. This is mainly about bandwidth, the speed of communication between your brain and the digital version, in particular the output."
“Some high bandwidth interface to the brain will be something that helps achieve symbiosis between human and machine intelligence and possibly help solve the control problem and the utility problem,” Musk said.
Maya Muzashvili