GoKawiilMusk backs AI safety testing but resists formal regulation amid Trump, Huang pushback
Elon Musk called this week for AI labs to test each other's models to catch safety issues before release, positioning this as an alternative to heavy government regulation. His stance contrasted with President Trump and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who dismissed AI risk fears as a 'hoax' and urged faster development, even as reports emerged that Musk privately joined Huang and Mark Zuckerberg in advising Trump against an industry-funded AI regulator.
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Musk's shifting positions reveal the tension among AI leaders between public calls for caution and private lobbying against oversight that could slow their own commercial interests. With Trump's financial stakes in AI-linked companies and industry figures split on regulation, the episode shows how policy on one of the most consequential technologies is being shaped by personal alliances and rivalries rather than consensus.
- Musk favors cross-company model testing over government regulation of AI.
- Trump and Nvidia's Huang publicly dismissed AI safety concerns as overblown.
- Musk reportedly lobbied Trump against an industry-funded AI regulator alongside Huang and Zuckerberg.
Source: cnbc.com — Lora Kolodny, 2026-09-18
Published there as: “Elon Musk talks up AI safety while fighting regulation in wild week of strange alliances”
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