Elon Musk’s dad Errol slams AI photo of young Tesla CEO & shares rare pictures of the Twitter owner as a child.
Entrepreneur Elon Musk has achieved global fame as the chief executive officer (CEO) of electric automobile maker Tesla Inc. and the private space company SpaceX. Musk was an early investor in several tech companies, and in October 2022, he completed a deal to take Twitter, Inc.
His success and personal style have given rise to comparisons to other colorful tycoons from U.S. history, including Steve Jobs, Howard Hughes, and Henry Ford. He was named the richest person in the world in 2021, surpassing Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos. Musk later lost the title to Bernard Arnault and now, he has regained his position as the world’s wealthiest person.
In 2023, an AI-generated image of Elon hit the internet and it garnered over 5 million views since it was posted on Twitter earlier in June.
Upon sighting the image, his famous father, Errol, reacted to it and shared rare images of the entrepreneur as young; some photos have him and his mother, Maye, while some have him and his brother Kimball.
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Elon Musk AI-Generated young image caused a massive stir on the Internet
On June 2023, an AI image showed an imagined Elon, 52, as a wide-eyed toddler looking up at the camera while wearing a white shirt and brown gallace pants.
While some netizens received the image well, it garnered mixed reactions, and the businessman’s father, Errol also reacted to it.
Reacting to the image, Elon’s father Errol Musk has told The U.S. Sun that it is wide off the mark. Retired electromechanical engineer Errol, 77, said: “It’s a ridiculous photo.
“It’s a photo of a dwarf adult human. “No resemblance whatsoever to Elon at that age, more a version of him as an adult turned into a dwarf.” Twitter parody account Not Jerome Powell posted the image earlier this month with the caption: “BREAKING: Elon Musk was reportedly working on some anti-aging formula but it got way out of hand”.
And he revealed that the now-richest man in the world already displayed his trademark mischievous sense of humor as a kid.
Musk responded to the post, joking “Guys, I think I maybe took too much” along with the baby emoji.
Errol shared pics from the Musk family photo album to prove his point about the AI pic.
The photos include one of a very blonde toddler Elon beaming at the camera in a blue and white striped top and shorts.
Credit: Errol Musk
In another Elon can be seen laughing while wearing an orange jumpsuit and what appears to be a football helmet.
Credit: Errol Musk
A third previously unseen photo shows a young Elon sitting on a potty while his mom Maye beams with a smile.
Credit: Errol Musk
Meanwhile, black and white pics show Elon posing alongside his restaurateur brother Kimbal as a young kid.
Credit: Errol Musk
Reminiscing on what his son was like growing up, Errol said: “Elon had a great sense of humor – or what he thought was funny.
“He loved playing practical jokes on people, even when he was very young. I remember he wore out a whoopee cushion on every guest I had. Every single person who ever came to the house wound up sitting on Elon’s whoopee cushion. No matter how long it took, Elon would hover around somewhere in the background, waiting and waiting and waiting for my visitor to sit on his whoopee cushion.”
The whoopee cushion prank seems to have had a long-lasting impact on Elon – as Tesla once included a feature that allowed users to play sounds including a fart noise outside their electric vehicles.
The company was eventually forced to recall over half a million vehicles with the Boombox feature after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it increased the risk of a crash.
Below are more pictures of young Elon Musk
Credit: Errol Musk
Credit: Errol Mus