Israel’s Netanyahu calls Elon Musk, Sam Altman, pledges national AI strategy
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is currently visiting Israel where he met with President Isaac Herzog but only held a phone conversation with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged on Monday to develop a national artificial intelligence (AI) strategy after speaking to Twitter and SpaceX owner Elon Musk as well as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman who is visiting Israel.
In a series of tweets via his official Twitter account, Netanyahu said he spoke with Musk about the "possibilities and the dangers posed by AI" and how Israel can become a "significant factor in the field."
Netanyahu also said he spoke to Altman about AI. He pledged to convene teams "in the coming days" to discuss a national AI strategy for both civil and security purposes.
"The same way we turned Israel into a cyber powerhouse, this is what we will do with AI," said Netanyahu.
