If Elon Musk questioned whether Stargate investors actually have the $500 billion capital, his motivation was likely that he's not at parity with the other major tech companies and wants to call the feasibility into question to create doubt about their advantage.

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Unidentified Speaker — Eric Schmidt and Craig Mundie with David Rubenstein: Genesis [lBTnZYFRlmI]

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elon's motivation is probably a little bit that you know he's not at parity with the rest of these folks and so anything that creates even more distance he's probably not going to be very happy...he might choose to to denigrate what they're doing

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Eric Schmidt and Craig Mundie with David Rubenstein: GenesisThe 92nd Street Y, New York
Created: 8/11/2026, 7:49:18 AM

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