Putin admired Musk, but he also issued a warning, and the president of Tesla strongly supported the interview with the Russian president
On the evening of February 8, local time, the video of Russian President Vladimir Putin's interview with American talk show host Tucker Carlson was broadcast, which sparked widespread discussion.
This is the first time that Putin's voice has been heard by people in Europe and the United States since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine conflict nearly 2 years ago, and of course they have heard some information that is inconsistent with their mainstream media statements, which is why Carlson was called for a "boycott".
The conversation between Putin and Carlson is divided into 11 small parts, and one part talks about Elon Musk, which is enough to show the influence of the "real-life version of Iron Man" in today's world.
Mr. Putin, 71, expressed his admiration for Musk as "very smart" and "unstoppable," but at the same time he issued a warning, as if to tell people that Musk is too powerful to do whatever he wants.
"I don't think Elon Musk can stop it," Putin said, "and he will do whatever he sees fit." However, you have to find common ground with him and find a way to convince him. "I think he's a smart guy and I really believe he is. So you need to come to an agreement with him, because the process (technical development) needs to be formalized and certain rules must be observed. ”
Putin's remarks came when Carlson asked "what do you think about Musk's implantation of chips in the human brain?" before he said that humanity "is currently facing many threats from genetic researchers."
"It is impossible to stop the research of genetics or artificial intelligence today, just as it was impossible to stop the use of gunpowder in the past," Putin said, "but once we realize that the threat comes from unfettered and uncontrolled development in artificial intelligence, genetics or any other field, there should be an international agreement on how to regulate these things." ”
Although Putin and Musk, two great people who can go down in the history of human development, do not have the same views on some things, they have similar views on the issue of "the use of dollars".
Putin believes that "using the dollar as a tool in foreign policy struggle is one of the most serious strategic mistakes of the US political leadership", while Musk commented that "we are too risky in weaponizing the dollar." This is stupid. ”
The 52-year-old did not respond to Putin's comments about himself, but when the interview was broadcast online, Musk posted on his social media platform X, saying that he was watching the interview, which was considered to be very meaningful.
And with his influence and popularity, this sentence is bound to drive the number of views of this interview, and of course, it will also anger some people.
After Carlson announced that he had conducted a two-hour interview with Putin, some in the mainstream media in the United States expressed their anger at him, and even claimed that they wanted to arrest him. But Musk has shown a strong gesture of support, "Those who call for his arrest should be arrested!" the Tesla president wrote.
And when asked what he thought about the European Union seeking to impose sanctions and a "travel ban" on Carlson, Musk replied: "If true, this is really disturbing, and such behavior would greatly offend the American public." ”