The billionaire, having helped Trump regain the White House, is reportedly turning his interest to Britain
lon Musk appears to have many obsessions. The world’s richest man is evangelical about electric vehicles, space travel and Donald Trump. Another of his interests may yet have profound consequences for the UK: British politics.
Musk’s fortune has risen by $133bn so far this year and stands at $362bn, coming from a shareholding in Tesla of approximately 13% and his ownership of a number of companies. However, there is no indication that holding Musk to account will halt a foray into rightwing politics in the UK. Beyond a near-relentless torrent of tweets, just how Musk could amplify his footprint in British public life is more opaque.
This has convinced one former government adviser that discussing AI policy is probably the best way Labour could build a serviceable relationship with Musk. The tech tycoon, who has established his own AI firm, xAI, has consistently warned about the dangers of unchecked development of the technology. Speaking at the summit, he said: “There is some chance, above zero, that AI will kill us all.”
An indication of the current government’s wariness of Musk can be gauged by the extent to which correspondence between Musk’s office and the Cabinet Office about the Bletchley Park summit was so heavily redacted when released this week to the Guardian after a freedom of information request.
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