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<p>Elon Musk may be the most powerful man in the world. For his first extended interview since SpaceX’s blockbuster IPO, he sits down with Zanny Minton Beddoes, <em>The Economist</em>’s editor-in-chief, for <a href="http://google.com/url?q=https://www.economist.com/insider&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1784815236107363&usg=AOvVaw31BMb__HEftFg4gZsH2Ao1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Insider</a>, our video show for premium subscribers. They discuss the timeline for AI overtaking human intelligence, the rapid progress of China, the reasons for his interest in Europe and why he thinks he “got a little too involved” in politics.</p><br><p>Watch the <a href="https://www.economist.com/insider/the-insider/an-interview-with-elon-musk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">full show</a>—and <a href="https://econ.st/4nOyzIb" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sign up</a> to the Insider newsletter.</p><br><p>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—<a href="https://www.economist.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">subscribe to The Economist</a>.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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