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Elon Muskrecalls his only one-on-one meeting with former U.S. PresidentBarack Obama, during which he didnt talk aboutTesla Inc.TSLA orSpaceXbut something else.

What Happened:Responding to aTwitteruser who said people dont seem to apply exponential growth to the capabilities of AI, Musk said, I saw it happening from well before GPT-1, which is why I tried to warn the public for years.

He also recalled the time when he met Obama and didnt promote Tesla or SpaceX but encouraged AI regulation.

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Musk is among the 1000+ signatories, includingApple Inc.AAPL co-founderSteve Wozniakwho signed an open lettercalling for a pause on training systemsexceedingOpenAIs GPT-4.

He previously insultedMicrosoft CorporationMSFT co-founderBill Gatessaying he had alimited understanding of AI, which still persists.

Why Its Important:While Musk is vocally asking to slow down AI development and introduce appropriate regulations, he is reportedly embarking on amission to launch an OpenAI rival.

On Friday, it was reported that the Tesla CEO had assembled a team of AI researchers and engineers and secured thousands of high-powered GPU processors fromNvidia Corp.NVDA.

Last month, it was reported that Musk wanted to run OpenAI the company he co-founded in 2015 by himself,but his proposal was turned downby fellow co-founderSam Altmanand others.

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