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Elon Musk 'doesn't care' if employees graduated high school if they're code or AI experts

In a call for new employees, Elon Musk says he doesn't care if applicants have a high-school degree as long as they're best-in-class at coding or developing AI. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO made his priorities clear in a Twitter thread advertising a 'super fun AI party/hackathon' at his residence that will include other employees who work for Tesla's AI team. — Elon Musk February 2, 2020 Elon Musk says education is secondary when it comes to hiring employees for his companies While Musk says he doesn't care about an academic pedigree, he set the bar high in other areas of interest for Tesla, tweeting 'Educational background is irrelevant, but all must pass hard-core coding test.' Last month, Tesla overtook Germany's Volkswagen as the world's second most valuable car maker behind Japan's Toyota, as the meteoric rise in the U.S. electric vehicle maker's shares reshuffles the global market.

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