He landed rockets backward, built electric cars that drive themselves, wants to tunnel across America, connected computers to human brains, and created his own artificial intelligence company. In a recent 85‑minute interview with The Economist, Elon predicted that within five years artificial intelligence will become smarter than the combined intelligence of every human being on Earth. And what happens when artificial intelligence takes one long look at Washington and quietly concludes, “You know what? Maybe artificial intelligence will soon become smarter than all humanity combined. So, what should I do with all my free time once AI figures out how to write these articles?