Key facts
- Justine Musk said her ex-husband Elon Musk "thrives on chaos."
- She described his narrative as framing everything as "life and death."
- Musk's intensity can initially be perceived as excitement, with an element of "sleight of hand," according to Justine Musk.
- Employees at xAI have reported abrupt shifts in priorities due to Musk's involvement.
- Musk's approach of rapid changes and reversals was observed at Twitter after his takeover.
Justine Musk, the ex-wife of billionaire Elon Musk, has described him as someone who "thrives on chaos" and frames challenges as existential emergencies. In a teaser for an upcoming interview with Kara Swisher, ahead of the release of filmmaker Alex Gibney's documentary "MUSK," Justine Musk elaborated on her former husband's intense approach.
"I once described him as somebody who can, like, jump off the edge of a cliff and, you know, invent a parachute on the way down," Justine Musk told Swisher. "Like, I think he thrives on chaos." She added that Musk's language often casts challenges as "life and death" situations, with an element of performance.