Individual opinions and Twitter usage of Elon Musk
Since joining Twitter in 2009 Musk has been an active user and has over 100 million followers as of June 2022
He posts memes, promotes business interests, and comments on contemporary political and cultural issues.
Musk's statements have provoked controversy, such as for mocking preferred gender pronouns and comparing Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau to Adolf Hitler.
The New York Times describes his contributions to international relations as "chaotic", and critics of Musk argue that there is a lack of separation between his opinions and his business interests.
Musk has been described as believing in longtermism, emphasizing the needs of future populations.
Accordingly, Musk has stated that artificial intelligence poses the greatest existential threat to humanity.
He has warned of a "Terminator-like" AI apocalypse and suggested that the government should regulate its safe development.
In 2015, Musk was a cosignatory, along with Stephen Hawking and hundreds of others, of the Open Letter on Artificial Intelligence, which called for the ban of autonomous weapons.
Musk's AI stances have been called alarmist and sensationalist by critics such as computer scientist Yann LeCun and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and led the think tank Information Technology and Innovation Foundation to award Musk its Annual Luddite Award in 2016.
Musk has described climate change as the greatest threat to humanity after AI and has advocated for a carbon tax.
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