Elon Musk says govt not able to keep up with AI

08-Apr-2026

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Elon Musk warns that AI's rapid advancement outpaces government regulation, potentially forcing new economic support models like direct citizen payments. 

He highlights AI’s transformative impact, especially in healthcare, predicting humanoid robots surpassing top surgeons soon. 

Musk emphasized governments struggle to keep up due to slow policymaking versus AI’s exponential growth, foreseeing a future with distributed AI networks rather than a single dominant intelligence. 

The discussion underscored AI-driven disruption demanding novel governance and societal adaptations.