John Collison, Ireland’s second-richest man, and the podcaster Dwarkesh Patel are interviewing Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, over a “cheeky pint” (the name of Collison’s occasional interview podcast). The conversation begins with Patel and Collison interrogating Elon Musk on his desire to build data centres in space. Indeed, when Collison asks Musk about the more immediate impacts of AI they end up talking about how robots will replace labour in their companies. [ Michael O’Leary beats Elon Musk in the business of insultsOpens in new window ]5. [ Tesla to sell Optimus robots to public next year, Elon Musk saysOpens in new window ]11.

Source: The Irish Times February 06, 2026 20:16 UTC