{"id":10159,"date":"2026-06-17T05:19:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T21:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/?p=10159"},"modified":"2026-06-17T05:19:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T21:19:32","slug":"just-1-millionth-of-the-suns-power-musks-staggering-prediction-for-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/?p=10159","title":{"rendered":"&#039;Just 1 millionth of the Sun&#039;s power&#039;: Musk&#039;s staggering prediction for AI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p> <div> <p>Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday outlined an expansive vision for the future of artificial intelligence, arguing that harnessing even a tiny fraction of the Sun&#8217;s energy could create intelligence far beyond that of humanity.<\/p> <p><strong>Don&#8217;t Miss:\u00a0Could AI make money irrelevant? Elon Musk says the answer may lie in the Sun<\/strong><\/p> <p>&#8220;It is humbling to consider that if we harness just 1 millionth of the Sun&#8217;s power for AI, that will be much more than a million times the intelligence of all of humanity,&#8221; Musk wrote on X.<\/p> <div class=\"embedcode\"> <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"> <p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">It is humbling to consider that if we harness just 1 millionth of the Sun\u2019s power for AI, that will be much more than a million times the intelligence of all of humanity<\/p> <p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 16, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote> <\/div> <p>The post prompted questions about how such vast amounts of energy could be captured and deployed.<\/p> <p>Responding to a query from technology commentator James Stephenson on whether Earth-orbiting solar infrastructure would be sufficient, Musk suggested that achieving such a scale would require industrial capabilities beyond the planet.<\/p> <p>&#8220;It would require manufacturing solar panels &amp; radiators on the Moon and launching them into deep space with a mass driver,&#8221; Musk said.<\/p> <p><strong>Must Read:\u00a0Elon Musk&#8217;s wealth tops $1 trillion after SpaceX IPO debut; exceeds Bezos, Page, Brin, Ellison combined<\/strong><\/p> <p>He also suggested that an economy built around such levels of energy production would fundamentally alter the role of money.<\/p> <p>&#8220;Well before that, conventional money will no longer be relevant. Mass &amp; energy will take the place of dollars,&#8221; he wrote.<\/p> <p>Musk did not elaborate on a timeline for such developments, but his comments reflect a long-held view that advances in artificial intelligence will eventually require access to enormous amounts of energy and computing power.<\/p> <p>The remarks come as technology companies race to build increasingly powerful AI systems, driving demand for electricity, data centres and advanced computing infrastructure around the world.<br \/>\u00a0<\/p> <\/div> <p>Elon Musk AI, Musk artificial intelligence, Sun power AI, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, Tesla CEO Musk, AI energy demand, Moon manufacturing, mass driver technology, superintelligence, mass and energy economy#039Just #millionth #Sun039s #power039 #Musk039s #staggering #prediction1781644772<\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday outlined an expansive vision for the future of artificial intelligence, arguing that harnessing even a tiny fraction of the Sun&#8217;s energy could create intelligence far beyond that of humanity. 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