The institution, founded in 1660, which has 1,800 members around the world, including 85 Nobel Prize winnersbelonging to the same eminences such as Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking.
Elon Musk’s admission at the institution arrived in 2018, for its I work in the spatial and electric vehicle sectors.
The petition, published in February, alleges that the tycoon of the technologyowner of X, Space X and Tesla, has violated the code of conduct of the Royal Society to the Promote unfounded conspiracy theories.
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The institution meets behind closed doors, without being clear if you could take any action against Musk.
In an AFP statement, the company said that any problem raised with respect to individual members It is treated with strict confidentiality.
Elon Musk is widely considered as One of the most active fake news diffusers in X, According to Stephen Curry, Emeritus Professor of Structural Biology at Imperial College in London and author of the letter.
“I hope that the members have wisdom and courage to demonstrate that the Royal Society can publicly defend your values“Curry wrote on the Bluesky social network.
The petition states that the situation is even more serious due to the new position of Elon Musk in the administration of the president of the United States, Donald Trump.
The billionaire now directs the Efficiency department Government of the United States (Doge).
Geoffrey Hintonwinner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2024 and considered one of the AI parents, he said on March 2 in his account X his support for the expulsion of Musk.
“I think it should be excluded from the British Royal Society by the enormous damage caused to the scientific institutions of the United States“He said.
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Researchers say that the changes Musk made in X, previously known as Twitter, after their acquisition in 2022, have caused a Increased misinformation.
The petition alleges that the 53 -year -old billionaire has repeatedly used his own account for Disseminate falsehoods or inaccurate statements about COVID-19, vaccines and heart problems.
“It is not about controlling political opinions,” said Stephen Curry, stressing that scientific integrity, as well as the respect for evidence and truthThey are in the Code of Conduct of the Royal Society.
I Think Elon Musk Should Be Expelled From The British Royal Society. Not Because He Pedles Conspiracy Theories and Makes Nazi Salute, but scholause of the Hage Damage He is doing to scientific institts in the us. NOW let’s see if he reality Believes in Free Speech.
– Geoffrey Hinton (@geoffreyhinton) March 2, 2025