Is government a danger with AI?

Q424 answers2023-2026
Short answer

The biggest danger of AI and robotics going wrong is government; limit government's power.

From his 2026-02 answer in Elon Musk – "In 36 months, the cheapest place to put AI will be space". Summary is ours; see the quotes below.

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🎙 Interview · 2023-07-14 · xAI launch X Spaces (2023) · asked by X Spaces host · watch at 24:38 · transcript ·
He says he urged senior Chinese leaders to regulate AI and believes they took it to heart.
"when I was in China recently, meeting with some of the senior leadership there, I took pains to emphasize the importance of AI regulation. I believe they took that to heart, and they are going to do that."
🎙 Interview · 2023-07-14 · xAI launch X Spaces (2023) · asked by X Spaces host · watch at 25:06 · transcript ·
He addresses the argument that regulating AI lets China leap ahead, saying he thinks China will regulate too.
"I think they are going to regulate and, you know, proof will be in the pudding."
🎙 Interview · 2023-07-14 · xAI launch X Spaces (2023) · asked by X Spaces host · watch at 39:21 · transcript ·
He says he would be willing to risk prison if the public good were significantly at risk.
"I would be willing to go to prison or risk prison if I think the public good is at risk"
🎙 Interview · 2026-02 · Elon Musk – "In 36 months, the cheapest place to put AI will be space" · asked by Dwarkesh Patel (with co-hosts) · watch at 2:33:44 · transcript ·
The biggest danger of AI and robotics going wrong is government; limit government's power.
"maybe the biggest danger of AI and robotics going wrong is government"

Last updated: 2026-02 (newest answer).

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