Elon Musk’s growing fortune has long been the subject of debate, with questions surrounding how the world’s richest person plans to use his wealth as his companies expand across technology, space and artificial intelligence. That conversation gained fresh attention after Nobel Prize-winning economist Daron Acemoglu issued a public challenge, asking Musk to pledge his estimated $1 trillion fortune to charitable causes by 2036.

Khosla added a qualifier to Musk's prediction, saying money won't matter in 2036 "only if the politics permits this great abundance."

Khosla added a qualifier to Musk’s prediction, saying money won’t matter in 2036 “only if the politics permits this great abundance.”