– Article Body: In a groundbreaking development that sounds like the beginning of a dystopian buddy comedy, experts have predicted that tech mogul Elon Musk might single-handedly transform Donald Trump’s administration into a beacon of AI safety. Yes, you read that right—a man who once floated the idea of nuking Mars and a business tycoon who builds flamethrowers for the heck of it are now the guardians of our digital future.
In a stunning turn of events, renowned scientist Max Tegmark believes Musk’s influence could actually steer the former reality TV star towards realizing that the relentless pursuit of artificial general intelligence is a “suicide race.” Because if there’s anything Trump understands deeply, it’s the complexity and intricacies of cutting-edge technology—what with his years of using a Blackberry and tweeting from a golden toilet.
“Musk’s legendary track record of tweeting erratically and flipping cars into space could be just what this administration needs to comprehend the nuances of AI safety,” Tegmark didn’t really say but probably thought in some parallel universe. “If anyone can explain the perils of AI to Donald Trump, it’s probably the guy who once warned us about killer robots before founding a company devoted to precisely that.”
A spokesperson from Trump’s camp noted, “The President-Elect is totally committed to listening to experts like Elon Musk. After all, a man who digs tunnels to avoid traffic clearly knows how to handle the existential threat of AI better than scientists who’ve dedicated their entire careers studying it.”
Meanwhile, Musk, who previously supported an AI safety bill in California which was tragically ignored like the last piece of broccoli on an 8-year-old’s dinner plate, is being hailed as the improbable hero of this narrative. “If Musk can inspire Trump, there’s hope for us all,” said an unnamed optimist who clearly hasn’t been paying attention for the last decade.
As the world watches this unlikely alliance with bated breath and morbid curiosity, it seems the race to prevent Skynet from wiping us out might rest on the shoulders of a man whose idea of solving problems involves selling flamethrowers for fun. I, for one, welcome our new torch-wielding overlords and eagerly await their first joint policy announcement from SpaceX headquarters… on Mars.
