How 'Musk' director Alex Gibney became a critic
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Gibney, who narrates the film, says he was a "proud" owner of a Tesla Powerwall energy storage system at his home and Tesla solar panels on his roof.

But Gibney's perspective shifted as he prepared his film, Musk , which opens in theaters Friday. It's due to stream on HBO in a few months.

"I became increasingly resentful and angry. When [Defense Secretary] Pete Hegseth basically said that they were now going to use xAI to be fully integrated into the Department of War, it was like an out-of-body experience," he said, referring to the artificial intelligence company founded by Musk that's behind the Grok AI assistant.

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