Elon Musk participated in the World Summit of Governments in Dubai, during which he made several references to “thermonuclear war” and the potential risks of artificial intelligence.
Elon Musk called the US government to “delete entire agencies“, as part of the campaign he currently conducts under the Trump administration to drastically reduce public spending and reframe national priorities.
The tech billionaire said that instead of just reforming existing agencies, the US government needed a more radical approach. “” We should delete entire agencies “He said.”If we do not eliminate the roots of the problem, it is easy to make it resurface. “” He outbid.
Speaking by video at the World Summit of Governments in Dubai, Mr. Musk also presented a radical criticism of the current system in the United States, affirming that this country currently favors the “bureaucracy rule” in relation to the rule of people.
“”We are governed by bureaucracy, not by the people “He said, dressed in a black t-shirt on which we could read”Tech Support”.
“There has been a lot of overlapping outline, and this is an inevitable consequence of a long period of prosperity: there are more and more rules and regulations, more and more laws which are Access over time. a ware, “he said.
The tech magnate has pointed out efforts such as the American Agency for International Development (USAID) and the national endowment for democracy, both of which have known significant reductions under Trump. He wondered about their impact, noting: “What is the share of democracy that they really obtained recently? “”
His speech also revealed a more isolated approach to American foreign policy, in particular in the Middle East, where the United States is deeply involved in conflicts since the September 11 attacks.
He said the United States on Trump had become ” less interested in interference in the affairs of other countries “.
Although Musk has already spoke at the top, his comments on Thursday had an additional weight, because he recently acquired a significant influence on the policy of the American government, in particular thanks to his new role within the Department of Effectiveness government.
This led to the sidelining of career civil servants, access to sensitive government data and raised questions about the limits of the presidential authority.
Elon Musk also discussed the position of the Trump administration on diversity, equity and inclusion programs (DEI), by connecting them to AI in a hypothetical scenario.
He warned that if AI was programmed with a view to, it could, in theory, make radical decisions, such as the elimination of men from power posts.
Regarding the AI itself, Mr. Musk spoke of the upcoming launch of the new Chatbot of X, Grok 3, which he qualified both as“exciting“and” a little frightening “.
He also criticized the management taken by Openai under the leadership of Sam Altman, comparing it to a non -profit environmental organization which would turn into a wooden business.
The billionaire also revealed a plan for a new transport project in Dubai, in line with the tunnel system of his Boring Company in Las Vegas, which aims to accelerate urban transport. The details of this project, called “Dubai Loop “, were not disclosed, but Elon Musk promised that he would give the impression of traveling in a” t “Rou de Ver “allowing passengers to get quickly from one place to another in the city.