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Elon Musk could calm the AI arms race between the US and China, says AI expert

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US President-elect Donald Trump could lead to more AI safety standards, says Max Tegmark .

The Future of Life Institute president also warned that any geopolitical AI arms race would result in humanity’s “suicide race” Tegmark said the US getting more regulation of AI safety regulation will depend on who Trump listens to.

“Instinctively, the Republican Party tends to be very against all regulation,” he said.

“I'm actually quite optimistic we'll get [safety standards] globally. And then we enter a really wonderful phase of human history where we have this age of incredible abundance and prosperity where we have all this amazing technology,” he said. “Companies will be able to innovate to help cure cancer, eliminate poverty and unnecessary road deaths and all the wonderful things that we hear people, entrepreneurs talk about,” he said..