Elon Musk confirms threat: give me 25% of Tesla or you don't get AI and robotics

[belter]

https://electrek.co/2024/05/20/elon-musk-confirms-threat-give-me-25-of-tesla-or-no-ai-robotics/

[EA-3167]

He's so clearly trying to take the money and run, I can't imagine anyone falling for it, but... well it is set up a bit like a cult, so who knows.

[eschneider]

You want a shareholder lawsuit? That's how you get a shareholder lawsuit.

[nikolay → eschneider]

You assume he hasn't consulted with top-notch lawyers already...

[TheLoafOfBread → nikolay]

Very likely he did not. See Funding secured

[rsynnott → nikolay]

I mean, given _Twitter_, yes, that seems like a relatively safe assumption.

[Zigurd → rsynnott]

Debatable

[renegade-otter]

Tesla has not invested any money into new cars. Cybertruck, after years of delays and promises, is a total train wreck, being Elon's personal project.

He is clearly trying to stretch the con, juice the stock, and get out. There is really nowhere to go after you pull the "we are doing AI" scam.