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Elon Musk on Elon Musk Thinking

Latest Interview of Elon Musk.

Feb 7, 2026 · 98 min

Skip this repost and use the cleaner Cheeky Pint appearance instead: its orbital-compute, memory, digital-worker, and AI-alignment material substantially duplicates that interview. The only modest added value here is some concrete discussion of turbine and cooling constraints.

I don't know the details in the engineering, but fundamentally, what is the reason to think those challenges which have never been had to be addressed before will end up being easier than just like building more turbines on Earth? There's companies that build turbines on Earth. They can make more turbines right. And again, tried doing it and then you'll see so like the turbines are sold out through twenty thirty, have you guys considered making your own? I think in order for in order to bring enough power online, I think SpaceX Intezl will probably have to make the turbine blades,
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The interview focuses on the infrastructure required to scale AI, especially electricity, memory, manufacturing, and the possibility of orbital data centers powered by solar energy. Musk also discusses AI values, truth-seeking, digital human emulation, and the long-term relationship between artificial intelligence, human civilization, and consciousness.