Elon Musk's Evolving Views on AI Safety

10-20%
Estimated chance of AI destroying humanity

OpenAI Co-founder (2015)

Helped create OpenAI as a non-profit to develop safe AI, but later split over disagreements on commercialization and safety approaches.

Regulatory Advocate (2018-2023)

Consistently pushed for government oversight of AI development, supporting legislation like California's SB 1047 for mandatory safety testing.

Safety Through Competition (2023)

Launched xAI with focus on AI safety, believing multiple independent AI systems provide better checks and balances than few corporate-controlled ones.

"I think there's some chance that it will end humanity... digital intelligence will exceed all human intelligence combined by 2030."