Musk says rival AI labs should review frontier models before release, with government as last resort | Fortune

Elon Musk has called for the world's leading AI firms to conduct peer reviews of one another's most advanced models before releasing them. He also suggested that government oversight should serve as a 'last resort' in the regulatory framework for frontier AI models.

Musk has been a vocal critic of unregulated AI development, having previously signed a letter calling for a pause on giant AI experiments.

Musk's remarks were made during a recent interview, though no specific timeline or mechanism for implementing the peer-review system was detailed. The proposal adds to ongoing debates about how to govern frontier AI development, with some advocating for government regulation and others favoring industry self-governance. The effectiveness of peer review among competitors remains unproven at scale in this context.