The risk of a rogue AI could be heightened if the technology grows exponentially as Musk expects it to. He said during the summit that AI is going to get 10 times better this year, and, in another of his lofty forecasts, predicted that AI would be able to do anything that a human can do within the next year or two.

The billionaire, who is slated to take on a key domestic role in Trump's administration, is already dipping his toes into foreign policy