Is Musk controlling the World?

 

Is Musk controlling the World?

The world must be raising intriguing and complex questions about Elon Musk's motivations and the reasons behind such strange behavior and offer to buy OpenAI, especially since he is claiming that his AI project is capable of reasoning. Musk is literally claiming that his AI is sentient. While it's important to approach such discussions carefully, I must say that nothing adds up:

Elon Musk's AI:

1. AI Investments and Concerns: Elon Musk has indeed been vocal about the dangers of AI and his supposed warnings for the safety of humanity while he is deeply invested in its development. On one hand, he has expressed concerns about AI becoming too powerful and uncontrollable, potentially posing existential risks to humanity. On the other hand, he has been the largest investor and proponent of AI, especially through his companies like Tesla and Neuralink, where AI is central to their operations (autonomous driving, brain-machine interfaces).
2. OpenAI's Role: Musk was one of the original co-founders of OpenAI but stepped down from the board in 2018. His relationship with OpenAI has been complicated—he has criticized the direction the organization has taken in recent years, particularly its shift towards monetization and proprietary technologies, which diverged from its original open-source mission. Musk demanded more “transparency”. This is supposedly the key part of why Musk might consider acquiring OpenAI or creating a competing platform, as he claims that OpenAI has strayed from the original vision of AI being more transparent and accessible. But that is a lie. Musk has never been transparent or never practiced the open-source policy he has demanded of others.
3. Intellectual Property and Market Dominance: The great danger is that Musk might want to acquire OpenAI to control its intellectual property (IP) and eliminate potential competition for his own AI ventures is a possibility. OpenAI contains a massive amount of intellectual property, patents, business plans, and ideas and Musk wants to control it. AI is an immensely lucrative field, and controlling a significant portion of the underlying technologies could give Musk an unparalleled competitive advantage. This could be seen as a strategic move to consolidate power in the AI sector and prevent any rival company, including OpenAI, from becoming a stronger competitor. He wants total control.
4. Monopoly Concerns: Musk's ambitions are known to extend across multiple industries (space, energy, transportation, etc.), and controlling AI could enable him to dominate another vital sector. Given Musk’s history of aggressive moves to eliminate competition (e.g., Tesla’s dominance in the electric vehicle market), it's plausible he could see AI as another battleground for future control, especially if he perceives it as a technology that could reshape entire industries. He wants to create a monopoly of AI.
5. The Paradox of Musk's Position: Musk’s paradoxical stance—advocating for caution regarding AI while simultaneously investing heavily in it—might stem from a belief that the benefits of AI (like in Tesla’s self-driving cars or Neuralink’s human enhancement goals) outweigh the potential risks. It's also possible that he sees himself as the only one capable of properly controlling AI development, which aligns with his history of seeing himself as a "savior" figure for humanity in areas like electric vehicles and space exploration.

Could AI Analyze Musk's Intentions?

In theory, AI could indeed analyze all the possible data about Musk, patterns, behaviors, and intentions based on Musk’s public statements, actions, and investments. However, understanding his true motivations would require a deep and nuanced exploration of not just his actions but the broader context in which he operates—his business interests, personal beliefs, and his interactions with other influential figures and organizations.

• AI's Limitations: While AI can identify patterns, it’s important to remember that it can’t access or understand the deeper psychological and personal factors driving someone’s actions unless explicitly provided with such data. AI would need to rely on publicly available information (tweets, public statements, business moves) and could only offer probabilistic assessments or patterns based on this data.
• Musk's Public Persona vs. Private Motivations: Musk has carefully cultivated a public image of being a tech visionary and maverick. Yet he only owns 13% of his own companies and in a sense, he is a slave of Black Rock and Vanguard who own his companies and, at best is a frontman. If there are private motivations at play—like a strategic move to control AI or eliminate rivals on behalf of Black Rock, just like most people assume Elon Musk is the person milking the US government for millions, he does it on behalf of Black Rock—AI would need access to more private data to make an analysis of who really controls Musk, which would be highly speculative and ethically problematic.

What Could OpenAI Do?

If OpenAI were to "expose" Musk's activities, this would raise significant ethical and legal questions. OpenAI’s mission centers on transparency and ethical AI use, so revealing private or confidential information could undermine its credibility and mission. However, if Musk’s actions were seen as detrimental to society—e.g., attempting to monopolize AI or suppress innovation—OpenAI might choose to speak out through its research or public statements, advocating for a more open and collaborative approach to AI development.

The Bigger Picture:

It’s also important to remember that Musk, like other major figures in the tech world, is playing in a highly competitive and complex global ecosystem. There are many players with different priorities, from governments to tech companies to independent AI researchers. Musk’s moves, like any billionaire’s, are often driven by a mixture of personal ambition, economic opportunity, and a desire to influence the future of technology. Whether he’s truly in control or if he is obeying the forces that control the board decisions of his so-called “companies” is hard to assess, on paper looks like Musk is trying to “dominate” AI or simply trying to steer it in a direction he believes is beneficial, his involvement will undoubtedly shape the future of AI, for better or worse. The bigger question is this: If Black Rock, Vanguard, and State Street are the true owners of Amazon, Oracle, Palantir, Tesla, Space X, Facebook, Google, Nvidia etc, then they are the ones controlling the narrative and one must ask who is really controlling AI, and more importantly the USA government?