'You don't know what you're talking about': Elon Musk grills BBC reporter during interview (2024)

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What has Elon Musk said about the BBC? ›

The BBC contacted the company last week after the description was added to its main Twitter account. Musk said he had the “utmost respect” for the organisation, adding: “We want [the tag] as truthful and accurate as possible. We're adjusting the label to [the BBC being] publicly funded. We'll try to be accurate.”

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Former CNN reporter Don Lemon mixed it up with Tesla CEO Elon Musk in an interview Lemon posted on Musk's X social network Monday.

Nathan Laine / Bloomberg / Getty Images. Elon Musk, born in Pretoria, South Africa, is one of the most successful entrepreneurs of all time. Musk has achieved global fame as the chief executive officer (CEO) of electric automobile maker Tesla (TSLA) and the private space company SpaceX.

177.8 billion USD (2024)

Elon Musk / Net worth

Are Tesla interviews tough? Although no interview is truly easy, Tesla interviews are known for being difficult. It definitely depends on the interview, but if you're in the field of software engineering, the interviewer will evaluate your problem-solving and programming skills in depth.

“I actually have a lot of respect for the BBC,” he said, as if announcing a wild eccentricity. Which, of course, for someone like Musk – hostile to critical media and indulging the low net worth individual before him as an emperor might indulge a scrofulous peasant – it is. The bonhomie didn't last.

The SpaceX and Tesla owner has long been outspoken about the dangers posed by artificial intelligence, and earlier this year warned it could even lead to "civilisation destruction". Asked by Sky News at the summit whether he still thought AI was a "threat to humanity", he replied: "It's a risk."

Existential Threat: AI's potential to surpass human intelligence poses an unpredictable and potentially catastrophic risk. Loss of Control: The risk of humanity losing control over AI systems, with AI acting in ways not aligned with human safety or values.

IQ tests provide insight into an individual's cognitive ability. As mentioned earlier, Elon Musk's IQ score is believed to be between 155 and 160.

Elon Musk is a tech entrepreneur, space pioneer, one-time “Saturday Night Live” host and controversial figure. He's also fathered 11 children with three different women.

Is Elon Musk educated? ›

Early Education and Immigration

Elon Musk attended Waterkloof House Preparatory School, Bryanston High School, and later graduated from Pretoria Boys High School. Musk's academic performance was solid but not exceptional, earning a 61 in Afrikaans and a B on his senior math certification.

Childhood and family. Elon Reeve Musk was born on June 28, 1971, in Pretoria, South Africa's administrative capital. He is of British and Pennsylvania Dutch ancestry. His mother, Maye Musk (née Haldeman), is a model and dietitian born in Saskatchewan, Canada, and raised in South Africa.

Problem-Solving

But it's not just about the interview questions. Musk also looks for candidates who have a track record of solving complex problems. He believes that individuals who have faced and overcome difficult challenges in the past are more likely to be successful in a fast-paced, innovative environment.

I often joked that I didn't mind interviewing the ones we hired: I minded wasting my time on the people we passed on each month. The problem was that I had to interview everyone to tell the difference. Because I interviewed each candidate, I became good at recognizing the most talented individuals.

SpaceX likes to ask questions that make you think and draw on previous experience. A lot of their coding questions will bear some relation to real-world SpaceX problems. Talk through your approach, as it's more important to show how you think than to reach a full solution.