Are we sure this isn't illegal? It seems illegal

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[–] 175 points 2 years ago (16 children)

Well, I don’t want AI and Robotics, so that was easy.

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  • [–] 90 points 2 years ago (15 children)

    Counteroffer: we launch him into the sun for free.

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  • [–] 55 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Counter-counteroffer: we have him blast himself into the sun and he foots the bill.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    It just occurred to me: How many of our problems could be solved if we just started throwing them into the sun?

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  • [+] 96 points 2 years ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 child)
  • [–] 62 points 2 years ago

    It only took one shareholder to sue and invalidate his last compensation package. I suspect that same shareholder or a few others are game to try it again, especially if this time it’s coming from a more direct threat to the company and those shares’ value.

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  • [–] 80 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    As if he personally has AI and robotics in his pocket, and all the people working for him are vacuous without him.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago

    I may have some names and details wrong here, but Elon is not the brains of AI.

    He did start Open AI to find some people with the brains.

    Andrej Karpathy was the mastermind of Tesla's FSD. He left the company after it was clear his developments would get FSD solved with enough data and compute. He's no longer at Tesla, but it is primarity his work that everything is based on.

    Jim Keller was lead developer of the FSD inferrence chip I think. He also helps develop chips for Apple and Intel. He is not at Tesla.

    Emil Talpes is lead architect of Dojo chip

    Ganesh Venkataramanan is lead architect of Dojo supercomputer system

    What we can credit Elon with is telling folks to make a robo taxi back in 2015 and paying people to do it, but thats about it. Keep in mind he became the richest man in the world for doing this. He doesnt need more compensation at the expense of Tesla and its shareholders.

    If Elon died today Tesla would be just fine. I'd argue even better.. A lot of folks I talk to think Teslas are cool cars, but hate Elon's toxic personality and fear his attacks on free speech. They don't want to support such a maniacal weirdo.

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    [–] 80 points 2 years ago

    Ok. Deal. You don't get 25%, and you can cram your next grift up your Boring hole.

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  • [–] 65 points 2 years ago (10 children)

    This really looks like another one of those times that Elon's big stupid mouth is going to get him in trouble just because he doesn't know when to shut the actual fuck up.

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  • [–] 49 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Is this a thing in business? Do you actually ever threaten your shareholders like that? I am seriously curious here.

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  • [–] 45 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    Wah wah I've blown loads of money buying a dying social media brand and driving it into the ground.

    Give me more money now or I won't use my special money making powers to make this company more money.

    Legal or not. Does anyone have any idea what these AI and robotics things, that only Elon holds and were developed by him completely separate to Tesla, are?

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago

    It's Elon, he thinks he has the execution capacity to bring it to Tesla. He's been saying for years: in 2021 there will be robo taxis. It never happened and never will for Tesla. They need a sub $25k vehicle and always have and he fucked it up. If the cyber truck was half the size and not made of stainless it would have been around $25k probably. Get fucked Elon.

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    [–] 42 points 2 years ago

    Seems like evidence for an incoming shareholder lawsuit

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  • [–] 29 points 2 years ago

    Shouldn't have sold all those shares then. Is he too poor to buy them back?

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  • [–] 28 points 2 years ago

    You mean AI like Full Self Driving that you’ve been promising and failing to deliver for how many years now?

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  • [–] 27 points 2 years ago

    I don't think the world or anyone but Elon's sycophants are looking forward to the shoddy AI and shoddy (remote controlled by humans) robotics that he will be capable of.

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  • [–] 26 points 2 years ago

    ...from him. No great loss

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  • [–] 23 points 2 years ago

    Wait don’t threaten me with a good time

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    When you’re rich and famous they let you do that

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago

    Promise? Deal.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago

    What a dick

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