Musk talks AI risks, Tesla's near-death experience at SXSW Musk talks AI risks, Tesla's near-death experience at SXSW March 11, 2018 dzadmin Comments 0 Comment During a live QandA at the SXSW festival in Austin, Tesla CEO Elon Musk discussed the potential dangers of artificial intelligence and recalled Tesla being two days from bankruptcy in 2008.