Elon Musk Calls for Global AI Safety Collaboration and Reconciliation with Sam Altman

In an interview with The Economist, Elon Musk called for global AI labs, including those in China, to collaborate on safety reviews before releasing new models. He also expressed willingness to put aside his high-profile feud with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman for the sake of global AI safety. This highlights the growing concern over frontier AI risks and the need for international cooperation, particularly between the US and China, despite geopolitical tensions. It also signals a potential shift in the rivalry between Musk and OpenAI, which has historically driven public debate on AI commercialization. Musk suggested that AI developers should report potential risks to both Washington and Beijing, and opposed US bans on Chinese AI models. He argued that such restrictions are ineffective and predicted China would eventually develop its own lithography machines to overcome chip shortages.