Elon Musk welcomed a third child with Neuralink executive Shivon Zilis in 2024.
Musk and Zilis already have twins named Strider and Azure, born in November 2021.
Musk has previously expressed concerns about the declining birth rate.
This brings the total number of Musk's known children to twelve.
Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has welcomed a third child earlier this year with Neuralink executive Shivon Zilis. The news was first reported by Bloomberg on June 23rd, 2024.
Musk and Zilis already have twins named Strider and Azure, born in November 2021. This brings the total number of Musk's known children to twelve.
The new addition to Musk's family comes amidst his ongoing legal battle with ex-partner Grimes over parental rights to their three children together. The pair share sons Techno Mechanicus and X AE A-XII, and daughter Exa Dark Sideræl.
Musk has previously expressed concerns about the declining birth rate and the potential end of civilization due to underpopulation. In 2021, his nonprofit organization donated $10 million to the University of Austin to fund research on population wellbeing.
However, Musk's personal life has been a subject of controversy in recent months. Reports have surfaced alleging inappropriate conduct towards subordinates at both SpaceX and Neuralink. A lawsuit was filed by eight former SpaceX engineers against Musk for creating a hostile work environment based on his conduct.
Despite these controversies, Musk continues to be a prominent figure in the tech industry and beyond.
Elon Musk fathered a third child with Neuralink executive Shivon Zilis
Shivon Zilis gave birth to twins with Musk in 2022
Musk has fathered at least 12 children, including three with Zillis and three with Canadian popstar Grimes
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The article reports on a new child born to Elon Musk and Neuralink executive Shivon Zilis, but it also includes several instances of deception. The author makes editorializing statements by implying that Musk's large family is a problem or a joke, stating 'Musk has previously joked that he’s Doing my best to help the underpopulation crisis,' and 'Civilization may end with a bang or with a whimper (in adult diapers).'. These statements are not factual and add unnecessary emotional manipulation. The author also engages in selective reporting by focusing on Musk's personal life while ignoring the UN's projection of global population growth. Lastly, the article mentions Musk's alleged sexual harassment accusations without disclosing any sources for this information.
Eight former SpaceX engineers – four men and four women – filed a lawsuit against Musk alleging they were fired after raising concerns about harassment against women in the workplace.
Musk allegedly had a sexual relationship with an employee who started at the company as an intern and was then hired not long after she finished college before she called it off.
Musk also allegedly pursued relationships with other female subordinates at his rocket company – including with one woman who was asked by the mogul to bear his children on several occasions, The Wall Street Journal reported.
The revelation comes as Musk has been accused by numerous female subordinates of sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior at his space exploration company, SpaceX.
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The author makes an appeal to authority by citing Bloomberg as the source of information about Elon Musk's third child. The article also contains inflammatory rhetoric with statements such as 'Elon Musk has been accused by numerous female subordinates of sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior at his space exploration company, SpaceX.' and 'The lawsuit claims Musk’s conduct fostered a ‘pervasively sexist culture’ at SpaceX. Female engineers were regularly subject to harassment while their concerns were ignored.' These statements are not fallacies but they do contain inflammatory language that can be misleading.
]Elon Musk fathered a third child with an executive at Neuralink, his brain-chip implant company, according to a report.[
The lawsuit claims Musk’s conduct fostered a ‘pervasively sexist culture’ at SpaceX. Female engineers were regularly subject to harassment while their concerns were ignored.
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The author makes no overtly biased statements in the article. However, there are several instances where the author mentions allegations of sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior by Elon Musk towards female subordinates at SpaceX. While these allegations are relevant to the article, they do not add any value to the reporting on Musk's third child with Neuralink executive Shivon Zilis. The repeated mentioning of these allegations could be seen as an attempt to paint a negative picture of Musk and may be perceived as biased by some readers.
Eight former SpaceX engineers filed a lawsuit against Musk alleging they were fired after raising concerns about harassment against women in the workplace.
Musk allegedly had a sexual relationship with an employee who started at the company as an intern and was then hired not long after she finished college before she called it off.
Musk also allegedly pursued relationships with other female subordinates at his rocket company including with one woman who was asked by the mogul to bear his children on several occasions, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Elon Musk had a child with Neuralink executive Shivon Zilis earlier this year.
Musk already has children with Zilis and Grimes, making for a total of 12 known children.
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Elon Musk fathered a third child with Neuralink executive Shivon Zilis
Shivon Zilis gave birth to twins with Musk in 2022
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The article contains an appeal to authority fallacy in the way it references Elon Musk's repeated claims about a depopulation crisis and his donation to the University of Austin. Additionally, there is a dichotomous depiction in the way it presents Musk's views on population as an existential threat while also reporting on allegations of workplace misconduct.
. . . Musk has repeated that line several times in the past, including during a 2022 interview with Tucker Carlson and again during an interview at the Milken Institute conference in May. He told Carlson “a collapsing birth rate is the biggest danger civilization faces, by far.”
In 2021, Musk’s nonprofit organization donated $10 million to the University of Austin to fund the Population Wellbeing Initiative, a research group that studies the human population.
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The author, Emma Roth, demonstrates a clear bias towards portraying Elon Musk in a negative light by focusing on his personal life and alleged workplace misconduct. She mentions Musk's supposed 'depopulation crisis' claims multiple times without providing any context or criticism of the underlying idea itself. This repetition can be seen as an attempt to depict Musk as extreme or unreasonable, which is a form of ideological bias.
As noted by Bloomberg, Musk has repeated that line several times in the past, including during a 2022 interview with Tucker Carlson and again during an interview at the Milken Institute conference in May.
Last week, eight former SpaceX engineers filed a lawsuit against Musk that claims the billionaire knowingly and purposefully created an unwelcome hostile work environment based upon his conduct of interjecting into the workplace vile sexual photographs, memes, and commentary that demeaned women and/or the LGBTQ+ community.
The revelation also follows multiple reports alleging inappropriate conduct from Musk in the workplace and with subordinates.
Elon Musk welcomed a third child with Neuralink executive Shivon Zilis earlier this year.
Elon Musk and Shivon Zilis previously had twins Strider and Azure in November 2021.
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The article contains inflammatory rhetoric and appeals to authority. It uses sensationalist language like 'Congratulations may be in order' and 'billionaire allegedly welcomed his third child'. Additionally, there is an appeal to authority with the repeated mention of Elon Musk's titles such as 'X CEO', 'Tesla mogul', and 'SpaceX founder'. No direct quotes are being analyzed for fallacies.
Congratulations may be in order for Elon Musk.
The billionaire allegedly welcomed his third child with top Neuralink executive Shivon Zilis earlier this year, bringing his brood to 12.
Similarly, Reps for the X CEO did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment.
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