Elon Musk insists he's an 'alien' as he urges public to 'think about it for a second'

Elon Musk, the multi-billionaire behind Tesla, X, and SpaceX, has claimed to be an alien.

Speaking at VivaTech in Paris, France a worldwide summit for technological start-ups, Musk was asked by an event host if he was an alien.

The 52-year-old entrepreneur laughed and responded: "I am an alien yes, I keep telling people I'm an alien. But nobody believes me."

Despite being officially born in Transvaal, South Africa, in 1971 and holding US and Canadian citizenship, Musk joked about his extraterrestrial origins. He added that if he could provide proof of alien life, he would share it on X/Twitter the social media site he now owns.

Musk also issued a warning about artificial intelligence (AI), stating it posed a more immediate problem than extraterrestrials for humans. He predicted that AI would eventually replace all jobs on Earth, making employment optional and transforming jobs into hobbies as AI and robots would provide all necessary goods and services.

However, he cautioned that these AI systems need to be carefully trained to prioritize honesty over political correctness to prevent the spread of misinformation.

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"It's very important that AI be trained to be truthful and not trained to be politically correct," he said.

Musk expressed previously skepticism about extraterrestrial visits to Earth, despite acknowledging the possibility of alien life elsewhere in the universe.

He mused that human probes might one day discover "remains of long-dead alien civilisations".

Musk also shared his lack of patience for conspiracy theorists who believe aliens walk among us while doubting humanity's lunar achievements. "For some reason, a lot of the same people who think there are aliens among us don't think we went to the Moon," he remarked.

"Which, I'm like, 'think about that for a second'."

He noted that none of SpaceX's missions to low Earth orbit, which have launched 6,000 satellites, have encountered any signs of extraterrestrial life or unidentified flying objects.

"I've not seen any evidence of aliens," Musk stated.

"Not once have we had to manoeuvre around a UFO. Never. "So I'm like, 'okay, I don't see any evidence of aliens'.".

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