ELON INTERVIEW AT QATAR FORUM – FULL VERSION

Here's the full interview with Elon Musk at the Qatar Economic Forum a few minutes ago.
Elon Musk's Qatar Economic Forum interview covered Tesla, OpenAI, and DOGE. He claimed Tesla's sales are strong outside Europe, but Q1 2025 data shows a 13% sales drop, partly due to backlash over his political ties.
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On OpenAI, Musk criticized its for-profit shift and is suing, while OpenAI countersues, citing his past support. DOGE's reported $170 billion in savings is disputed, with estimates closer to $16.6 billion.
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Musk discussed SpaceX's 90% launch dominance, Starlink's global reach, and Neuralink's vision restoration goals. He plans to reduce political spending and supports balanced AI regulation.

Timestamps:
0:44 A typical week for Elon
1:40 Tesla’s situation has already turned around
3:55 Elon's compensation important to control Tesla
6:41 Violence against Tesla was unjustifiable
9:27 SpaceX has declined requests to build weapons
12:02 Starlink may go public in the future
12:40 Shareholder derivative lawsuits need reform
14:56 OpenAI is trying to become closed-source for-profit
16:46 Every sector needs some referees but not too many
20:55 Any conflict of interest would be all over the news
24:00 Why does South Africa have racist laws?
26:15 DOGE is just an advisory group with limited power
30:09 Vital programs from USAID were kept
34:15 Elon plans less political money in the future
35:11 Elon doesn't speak to Putin
37:03 Elon's expectations for this year

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