US EditionElon Musk, a Fierce Davos Critic, Tells World Economic Forum that Robots Will Outnumber Humans
- On Thursday, January 22, 2026, Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, made his first onstage World Economic Forum appearance in Davos and announced Tesla will sell Optimus humanoid robots to the public by the end of next year.
- In a wide‑ranging chat with Larry Fink, BlackRock chairman and CEO, Musk used the platform despite years of calling the World Economic Forum boring and framed Optimus as a future Tesla focus alongside AI and autonomous vehicles.
- Some Optimus units are already working in Tesla factories, Musk said, adding that robots will perform more complex tasks later this year but sales depend on very high reliability and safety.
- Investors reacted immediately as Tesla's stock jumped over three percent, and the remarks drew attention from hundreds of global CEOs and political leaders at Davos.
- Looking ahead, Musk projected AI could reach human-level intelligence by late 2026 or 2027 and proposed converting España vaciada into solar farms to supply Europe, while criticising US solar import tariffs.
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Elon Musk wants rural Spain to power all of Europe with solar energy
Elon Musk has proposed transforming the sparsely populated regions of España vaciada (Empty Spain) into a major source of renewable electricity for Europe through large‑scale solar power. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the billionaire chief executive of Tesla and SpaceX said areas with low population density such as parts of rural Spain and Sicily could host solar… Source
In a discussion organised within the framework of the Davos Economic Forum, Tesla's boss, Elon Musk, said he was "optimistic" about the future.
Economy and politics. These are the big topics at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Actually, more politics than the economy. Thus, Elon Musk joins with his appearance - and allows himself a cynical-makabren joke on the stage.
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