After decade of clashes in AI, Elon Musk forging strange alliances
Elon Musk is navigating a complex landscape in AI, balancing his calls for safety oversight with his opposition to government-led regulation. He has recently aligned with other tech leaders to advise the Trump administration on industry-led AI governance.
Why it matters
Musk's shifting alliances and influence on federal AI policy have significant implications for the future of global technology regulation.
Elon Musk had a head-spinning week in AI.
After agreeing with bitter rivals Dario Amodei and Sam Altman in their call for foundation model labs to slow the pace of development, Musk was contradicted by President Donald Trump and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who said AI companies actually need to go faster.
Trump, whose stock portfolio includes shares of Nvidia and SpaceX according to his most recent disclosure, called fears of runaway AI a "hoax."
Speaking on a panel at the All-In Summit on Tuesday that included longtime friend and former White House AI czar David Sacks, Musk took a more middle-of-the-road approach. He urged companies to test each other's new models to identify and fix safety issues before they get released, an option he sees as preferable to the government taking a heavy-handed regulatory position in AI.
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