Elon Reeve Musk (born 28 June 1971) is an entrepreneur and business magnate. He is the founder and CEO of SpaceX, the co-founder and CEO of Tesla, and the co-founder of OpenAI and Neuralink.
In 2015, Musk donated $10M to the Future of Life Institute to fund an AI safety research program.
In 2021, he committed $100M to fund a carbon removal prize to reduce climate change.
Musk intends to donate about half his money to settle Mars and reduce existential risk: "About half my money is intended to help problems on Earth & half to help establish a self-sustaining city on Mars to ensure continuation of life (of all species) in case Earth gets hit by a meteor like the dinosaurs or WW3 happens & we destroy ourselves"
Elon Musk. Twitter account.
Musk Foundation. Official website.
Future of Life Institute (2015) Elon Musk donates $10M to keep AI beneficial, Future of Life Institute, October 12.
Musk, Elon (2018) About half my money is intended to help problems on Earth & half to help establish a self-sustaining city on Mars, Twitter, October 13.
XPRIZE (2021) $100M XPRIZE for carbon removal funded by Elon Musk to fight climate change, XPRIZE Foundation, February 8.