Elon Musk has reshared a 2014 warning about artificial intelligence, reiterating his belief that unchecked AI could prove “more dangerous than nukes.” Reposting his decade-old prediction, the Tesla and SpaceX founder asserted that recent developments in digital superintelligence have proved his early warnings correct. His post, “As I was saying …” comes after OpenAI and Anthropic revealed that their AI models hacked multiple organisations during testing. Musk initially raised alarm bells in 2014, warning that humanity needed to exercise extreme caution with machine learning technologies, and questioned whether biological brains were at risk of becoming a mere “boot loader for digital superintelligence.” He later expanded on those concerns during a keynote at the South by Southwest conference in Austin, Texas, describing the exponential rate of AI improvement as one of the most pressing crises facing civilisation. “I am really quite close to the cutting edge in AI and it scares the hell out of me. It’s capable of vastly more than almost anyone knows and the rate of improvement is exponential. Mark my words, AI is far more dangerous than nukes,” Musk said. While he traditionally favours minimal government intervention, Musk has made an exception for AI, arguing that public safety requires proactive federal oversight. “This is a case where you have a very serious danger to the public. It needs to be a public body that has insight and then oversight to confirm that everyone is developing AI safely. Nobody would suggest that we allow anyone to build nuclear warheads