Overview
- At Tesla’s shareholder meeting, Elon Musk proposed assigning Optimus humanoid robots to follow convicted individuals to deter reoffending, calling it a more humane form of containment.
- Optimus has not been commercially launched, with production reported as expected to begin next year in California.
- Experts quoted in coverage questioned the robots’ capabilities and raised legal, ethical, and liability concerns about robotic surveillance of people.
- Musk also promoted expansive visions for Optimus, dubbing it an “infinite money glitch,” and speculated that Neuralink might one day upload an approximate mind snapshot into a robot.
- The same meeting approved a record pay package for Musk that outlets reported could total nearly $1 trillion if long‑term targets are met.