What has been Elon Musk's stance on AI safety over the past decade, and why does he believe government oversight is necessary?

For nearly a decade, Elon Musk has been warning about potential risks of artificial intelligence, positioning himself as a 'Cassandra' whose concerns weren't initially taken seriously. Being immersed in technology allowed him to foresee AI developments like advanced language models and deepfake technology that now pose genuine risks to public safety. Musk believes government oversight is necessary specifically for digital superintelligence that could exceed human intelligence. He supports the recent agreement reached at the AI safety conference that governments should conduct safety testing on AI models before they're released, seeing this as crucial for safeguarding the public while still enabling AI's potential to create abundance and eliminate scarcity.