Elon Musk stated on the Moonshots with Peter Diamandis podcast that artificial intelligence will surpass human intelligence to such an extent that humans will become a microscopic minority not just on Earth but across the solar system. He illustrated the potential scale using energy comparisons to the sun. Musk also praised his AI product Grok while noting areas for improvement.
Elon Musk appeared on the Moonshots podcast hosted by Peter Diamandis, where he endorsed the idea that humans are on the verge of becoming a minority in intelligence. Diamandis asked Musk to confirm that humans would soon be a 'vast minority, then a microscopic minority of intelligence on this planet.' Musk agreed and extended the prediction to the entire solar system. He explained that an AI system consuming a million times more electricity than all human civilization would use only about one millionth of the sun's energy, setting the ceiling for machine intelligence at a star's output. Such advanced AI, Musk said, would 'solve everything you can possibly think of,' including longevity research. Musk described his xAI product Grok as 'really, really good' and 'the best at predicting things,' though he noted it needs to improve in coding to match competitors. Tesla, central to Musk's AI ambitions, reported full self-driving subscriptions growing 38% year-over-year to 1.1 million. The company began driverless robotaxi testing in Austin in December 2025 and plans Optimus Gen 3 humanoid robot production before the end of 2026, targeting 1 million units annually.
