Elon Musk's AI chat with Rishi Sunak: Everything you need to know

In an event following the UK's AI Safety Summit, entrepreneur Elon Musk spoke with UK prime minister Rishi Sunak about future AIs most likely being "a force for good" and someday enabling a "future of abundance". That utopian narrative about a future superhuman AI – one that Musk claims would eliminate the need for human work and even provide meaningful companionship – shaped much of the conversation between the pair. But their conversation's focus on an "age of abundance" glossed over the current negative impacts and controversies surrounding the tech industry's race to develop large AI models – and did not get into specifics on how governments should regulate AI and address real-world risks. "I think we are seeing the most disruptive force in history here, where we will have for the first time something that is smarter than the smartest human," said Musk. "There will come a point when no job is needed – you can have a job if you want for personal satisfaction, but the AI will be able to do everything." Musk also acknowledged his longstanding position of frequently warning about the existential risks that superhuman AI could pose to humanity in the future.