Jan 22, 2026
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Elon Musk on space, robots, energy and optimism
Join us for a conversation with Elon Musk, the engineer and entrepreneur behind several industry-defining companies.
The founder and CEO of SpaceX, CEO and product architect of Tesla, and owner of social media platform X will sit down with Larry Fink, Chair and CEO at BlackRock and Interim Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum.
The conversation started with Fink asking Musk about the use of AI on robotics, on space, on energy, "all at the same time".
"When you look across those efforts, what do they have in common from an engineering standpoint?"
Multiplanetary life
Musk launched straight into an explanation of the rarity of life and consciousness and said, "if that's the case, then we need to do everything possible to ensure that the the light of consciousness is not extinguished because we're effectively...a a tiny candle in a vast darkness, a tiny candle of consciousness that could easily go."
That's why it's important to make life multiplanetary, he said.
He spoke about "full re-usability" for Starship - which will mean the cost of access to space will drop by a factor of 100 - using the analogy of a single-use aircraft.
Abundant Future with AI and robots
He thinks there will be a scenario where ageing can be reversed. He also said that "everyone will have a robot" and there'll be an "abundance for all", solving poverty and giving everyone a high standard of living.
"Humanoid robotics will advance quickly."
Energy
He thinks later this year, we'll be producing "more chips than we can turn on" - but highlighted that China is well ahead in renewable energy - so that ratio changes.
The amount of solar energy required to power the US would take up a "very small" percentage of the area of land across the nation, he added.
And then explained, "it's really all about the sun" and said he'd be launching solar powered satellites with Space X: solar energy in space is five times more efficient. Link for the video below⬇️⬇️
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10rKMvJFNhA
