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Musk wants 25% voting control at Tesla before fulfilling AI goal

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Musk said the stock he needs must be "enough to be influential, but not so much that I can't be overturned." (BLOOMBERG)
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Reuters
January 16, 2024 10:46 AM

Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk says he would be uncomfortable growing the automaker to be a leader in artificial intelligence and robotics without having at least 25 percent voting control of the company, nearly double his current stake.

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