Elon Musk says it's worth the risk of killer AI because 'abundance for all' is more likely
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Georgia Hennessy
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Elon Musk says it's worth the risk of killer AI because 'abundance for all' is more likely
Elon Musk said that AI risks exist but should not halt progress because it could lead to an "age of amazing abundance."
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Musk predicts superintelligent AI in ~5 years and argues 'abundance for all' justifies accepting 10-20% catastrophic risk—proposing CEO safety coordination instead of halting development. For tech leaders, this signals industry shift from capability gates to active alignment management, reshaping governance priorities and investment in safety-embedded AI deployment.
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