Tesla CEO Elon Musk gestures at the Tenth Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, California, on April 13, 2024. Tesla is hosting an event it’s calling “We, Robot” in Hollywood on Thursday night. Etienne Laurent/AFP via Getty images
Etienne Laurent/AFP via Getty images
An idiosyncratic billionaire takes to the stage (with, perhaps, a humanoid robot by his side?) to unveil a futuristic technology that he promises will transform the world — a vision alternately celebrated, mocked and feared.
It’s a scene straight out of Hollywood. And that’s exactly where it’s going to happen