Jeffrey Bezos on future of humanity
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“I would love to see, you know, a trillion humans living in the solar system. If we had a trillion humans, we would have in any given time a thousand Mozarts and a thousand Einsteins. That would, you know, our solar system would be full of life and intelligence and energy, and we can easily support a civilization that large with all of the resources in the solar system.”
On , Jeffrey Bezos, Founder & Executive Chairman at Amazon and Blue Origin, spoke about future of humanity during Human population will grow to 1 trillion | Jeff Bezos and Lex Fridman on Lex Clips.
About Jeffrey Bezos
Jeff Bezos, founder and executive chairman of Amazon, has appeared in several media interviews over the past year, primarily discussing U.S. tax policy, the space industry, and artificial intelligence. In a May 2026 interview on CNBC's "Squawk Box," Bezos stated that the bottom half of income earners in the U.S. pay 3% of all taxes and argued that figure should be zero, saying "we can find 3%" and that the country has a "spending problem" rather than a revenue problem. He also said he pays "billions of dollars in taxes" and that doubling that amount would not help a teacher in Queens, adding that such debates should be had honestly. In a separate appearance on the "Pivot" podcast, Bezos discussed his tax rate and was met with skepticism from the hosts. On space, Bezos said during a tour of Blue Origin's Rocket Park facility that space travel is a "solved problem since the 60s" if cost is not a concern, and that his company's focus is on economics and building inexpensive vehicles. He predicted that both Blue Origin and SpaceX would be successful. Regarding AI, Bezos said he expects productivity gains to lead to a labor shortage and deflation in certain sectors, and cautioned against over-regulating the technology early. He also commented on New York City's housing costs, attributing high rents to government policies that subsidize demand while constraining supply through zoning and permitting.