One of the most serious threats to civilization is the low birth rate

 

  Tesla billionaire and CEO Elon Musk has said that "there are not enough people" in the world and this could become a threat to human civilization, reports Insider.

"I think one of the most serious threats to civilization is the low birth rate and the rapidly declining birth rate," the entrepreneur said during the annual conference for business leaders organized by The Wall Street Journal.

"Yet so many people, including smart people, believe that there are too many people in the world and that the population is out of control. But the opposite is true. Please look at the statistics - if people don't have more children, civilization will collapse, note my words, "Musk predicted.

  According to Insider, the billionaire raised the issue of fertility when answering a question about his company's new project - the "humanoid robot" Tesla Bot. According to the creators, it is developed with the help of artificial intelligence used in Tesla self-driving cars, and "over time it can become a universal substitute for human labor."

According to the World Bank, the birth rate in the world has been steadily declining since 1960, the newspaper recalls.

  Also during the conference, Musk raised the issue of aging. According to the entrepreneur, people should not try to prolong their lives too long. "It seems to me that it is important for us to die, because in most cases people do not change their minds - they just die. If they live forever, we can become a rigid society where new ideas cannot make their way, "the billionaire explained.

  Musk added: "I'm not trying to make fun of aging right now. I am just saying that some people in our country hold very important positions where they have to make decisions that are very important for the security of the country. And in order to make the right decisions, such people must have adequate thinking and cognitive abilities, because the whole country depends on them. "

Last week, the entrepreneur posted a post on his Twitter page proposing to set an age limit after which he could not run for political office - 70 years.