Musk’s tip to tech CEOs: Best AI models safety test is to put them on Delta flight
Elon Musk humorously proposed that placing AI on a Delta flight would prevent internet access entirely. Delta Airlines has chosen Amazon's Leo for in-flight Wi-Fi, rejecting Musk's Starlink technology. This decision may cost Delta many customers according to Musk's comments on social media. Delta aims to implement Amazon's technology by 2028 on a portion of its fleet.
Elon Musk joked that the most effective way to test the safety of AI models is to load them onto a Delta flight, pointing out that the airline's in-flight Wi-Fi is notoriously unreliable and cuts off internet access. On X (formerly Twitter), Musk shared the post with the caption, "Best way to sandbox an AI is to put it on a Delta flight – it will have no chance of accessing the Internet!".
The comment arises as Delta Airlines chose to go with Amazon's Leo over SpaceX's Starlink for in-flight internet service. Delta CEO Ed Bastian reportedly cited Musk as the reason for skipping Starlink. An X user named JonNYC claimed to have heard CEO Ed Bastian say, "We do not want to be with Elon Musk".
In response to the post on September 28, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk commented, "Delta will lose a lot of customers".
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