The 16 most bizarre things Elon Musk has said he believes (TSLA)

• Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has an interesting way of looking at both the world and the universe.
• In August, he repeated his belief that humans should drop thermonuclear weapons on Mars to warm the planet.
• Musk has also expressed interesting ideas about autonomous-driving technology and the nature of human existence.
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Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has an interesting way of looking at both the world and the universe.

In August, Musk tweeted, “Nuke Mars,” repeating a sentiment he expressed on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” in 2015. At the time, Musk said hitting Mars with thermonuclear weapons could warm the planet.

Below are 16 of Musk’s craziest views on everything from Mars to artificial intelligence.

Danielle Muoio contributed to an earlier version of this story.

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