Elon Musk’s influence on Donald Trump’s policies has started today; On Friday, a group of Americans launched a campaign asking Trump to make Musk his special adviser on artificial intelligence.
The reason the group is calling for Musk to be a special adviser on artificial intelligence is because he is well-positioned to protect the United States‘ lead in the technology. “No one is better equipped to help the Trump administration lead America in artificial intelligence than Elon Musk,” the campaign’s statement reads.
It is interesting to know that Musk has been one of the main critics of OpenAI; the company he founded; But he distanced himself from it and became an opponent against it.
Shortly after the release of ChatGPT, he signed a letter calling for a halt to the development of more advanced generative AI models to implement safeguards. However, critics say his positions are largely motivated by self-interest, as he also runs his own artificial intelligence company, xAI.
The campaign text says that Musk’s conflict of interest can be addressed, arguing that with “the right mechanisms” in place to do so, Musk would be a valuable asset to help the Trump administration guide the development of this transformative technology; It should be mentioned that the petitioner of this campaign (ARI) intends to obtain ten thousand signatures in this campaign.
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