Elon Musk's wildest predictions: Some are close to coming true

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South African-born billionaire Elon Musk has made several predictions about the future over the years. Some of them have turned out chillingly true, while the deadlines of others have passed without any hint of ever materializing.

Visionary or madman?

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Here are some of the things said by the wealthiest man in the world about the near future.

A car near you, always

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Musk became internationally famous for boosting Tesla, a company focused on developing electric vehicles and clean energy. As quoted by The Verge in 2016, the South African billionaire claimed that anyone would soon be able to summon one of his cars from anywhere in the United States.

Electric dreams of the future

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The founder of Tesla believes electric cars will become the most popular personal vehicle within the decade, as reported by Yahoo Finance. The same piece cited OPEC’s estimations, however, that the switch from fossil fuel would be more gradual and will probably occur around the 2040s.

Bigger than apple

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What sounds less likely is Musk’s boast on Twitter (now his own X) in 2021, predicting that Tesla would eventually become bigger than Apple. Four years later, Apple is still in the first spot in market cap in the world, while Tesla is at number 8.

The threat of AI

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Elon Musk called artificial intelligence the “biggest existential threat” and tried “summoning the demon” back in 2014, according to The Washington Post. He claimed on Twitter (now his own X) that this technology is “potentially more dangerous than nukes.”

Waiting for The Terminator

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The South African millionaire claimed during an interview with Business Insider in March 2022 that artificial intelligence gone wrong is one of the things he’s most afraid of, along with extremism and declining birth rates. He has stated on Twitter that humanity will probably start seeing the dangers of artificial intelligence around 2030.

His own AI company... as protection?

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Meanwhile, Musk heavily relies on AI for his own businesses. He even founded a company, xAI, that specializes in AI for social media and other technology. The company has existed since March 2023.

Playing The Sims

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Musk declared in 2016, during the annual Code Conference, that humanity is actually living in a simulation. The Tesla founder’s argument is based on the idea that, as realistic video games become more complex, it’s logical to think that they might become indistinguishable from reality.

The Matrix?

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This doesn’t explain how we can tell we are living in a simulation. The same conclusion can be reached about how we aren’t living in the real world, though. It’s probably better not to think about it too hard.

To The Moon!

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Cryptocurrency is here to stay, as Elon Musk said during the 2021 Code Conference. The South African billionaire, one of the wealthiest individuals alive, claims that at this stage, “it’s impossible to kill crypto.” And he may be right. With recession fears and a sinking dollar, the idea of steadier cryptos has become less outlandish every day.

Gambling with the market?

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Musk’s comments in the past about cryptocurrency have made the market fluctuate several times, solely based on his words. In March 2022, Bitcoin, Dogecoin, and Ethereum spiked after the Tesla founder posted on Twitter that he trusts these cryptocurrencies instead of selling them. So, as the richest man in the world, he is also giving his predictions a helping hand.

One step closer to singularity

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Neuralink is one of Elon Musk’s passion projects, according to Fortune. The South African billionaire assures that it's working on a memory chip that will grant users the ability to save memories like pictures on a computer, have human-to-human telepathy, and help paraplegics walk again.

The impossible dream

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Nonetheless, several scientific publications, such as The Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Technology Review, have debunked these claims. They say that they are unlikely, and without more data, they appear essentially impossible.

Space, the final frontier...

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It’s no secret that the South African billionaire is interested in space travel. One of his most notable companies is SpaceX, which is focused on the outer universe. “My goal is not to send myself up. My goal is to open up space to humanity… and become a multiplanet species,” Musk declared in 2021 during the Code Conference.

A bit of friendly competition

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Musk has predicted that space tourism will become normalized. This is occurring, in part, due to the efforts of SpaceX. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is an example that Musk is not alone in his million-dollar space dreams.

Our favorite Martian?

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Not only that, but the former CEO of Tesla believes that by 2029, humans will set foot on Mars, exactly 60 years after Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon. So far, only robots have set foot on Mars.

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