What's on Elon Musk's mind? In conversation with head of TED Chris Anderson, Musk details how the radical new innovations he's working on -- Tesla's intelligent humanoid robot Optimus, SpaceX's otherworldly Starship and Neuralink's brain-machine interfaces, among others -- could help maximize the lifespan of humanity and create a world where goods and services are abundant and accessible for all. It's a compelling vision of a future worth getting excited about. (Recorded at the Tesla Texas Gigafactory on April 6, 2022)

A future worth getting excited about

A future powered by sustainable energy, intelligent robots, and interplanetary travel is closer than many think. The vision combines breakthroughs like Tesla’s humanoid robots, reusable rockets sending a million people to Mars, and brain-machine interfaces to amplify human potential. Scaling up, this world could provide cheap energy, limitless goods, and cleaner air—transforming society and sparking optimism, not dread, about what’s ahead. The challenge is urgent action, not complacency, to realize a future that excites and includes everyone.