Alex Gibney Says Elon Musk Should 'Embrace Free Speech'
The four-hour film uses a photorealistic CG avatar of Musk, and he objected to the portrayal before threatening legal action.
- On Tuesday, filmmaker Alex Gibney premiered his four-hour documentary 'Musk' at the Venice Film Festival, prompting Elon Musk to threaten legal action and label the project a "hit piece" on his platform X.
- The documentary examines Musk's rise from his early Silicon Valley success as a 23-year-old co-founder of Zip2, tracing how he became a figure driving instability across politics, media, and government.
- Gibney alleges Musk used his time leading the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, to archive government data while manipulating X's AI systems to shape user experience according to his political preferences.
- Musk called Gibney a "horrible human" who "lacks integrity" throughout the week, yet the filmmaker remains confident in his project, citing deep sourcing and independent fact-checking by lawyers.
- Gibney warns these findings emerge amid a $725 billion AI boom, where weak guardrails and public mistrust fuel debates about whether powerful individuals could influence upcoming elections.
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"Musk", by Alex Gibney, debuted at the Venice Festival with almost four hours of duration and very positive reviews. Elon Musk does not share the same opinion. After reacting furiously on social networks, the magnate threatened the director with a judicial action.
Musk director Alex Gibney on Elon Musk’s legal threat: ‘He wasn’t interested in talking’
Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney has responded to a legal threat from Elon Musk over his new four-hour documentary film about the tech billionaire, saying he is confident about the film's accuracy.
Musk's nearly four-hour documentary sparked harsh reactions from the main character.
Gibney's Musk Documentary Warns DOGE Data Could Be Used 'for an AI To Influence the Election'
A new documentary examines Musk's influence across government, politics and media, warning that DOGE-accessed data could potentially be combined with AI to influence the US midterm election.
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