{"id":2526293,"date":"2025-12-29T16:22:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T21:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-talks-with-netanyahu-about-turning-israel-into-global-ai-leader\/"},"modified":"2025-12-29T16:23:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T21:23:48","slug":"musk-talks-with-netanyahu-about-turning-israel-into-global-ai-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-talks-with-netanyahu-about-turning-israel-into-global-ai-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"Musk talks with Netanyahu about turning Israel into global AI leader"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmusk-talks-with-netanyahu-about-turning-israel-into-global-ai-leader%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2526293&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Elon Musk spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, along with Transportation Minister Miri Regev and National AI Directorate head erez Eskel, about advancing AI in Israel and making the country a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-what-each-of-bidens-42-executive-orders-will-actually-do\/\" title=\"Here\u2019s What Each Of Biden\u2019s 42 Executive Orders Will Actually Do\">global leader<\/a> in the field. Thay discussed Tesla,autonomous-vehicle legislation,and Musk agreed to attend Israel&#8217;s Smart Transportation Conference. The meeting came just before netanyahu&#8217;s scheduled meeting with President Donald Trump, which focused on ending the Gaza war. The article notes Musk&#8217;s recent moves in AI (including xAI&#8217;s integration of the Grok chatbot into War Department systems) and his public support for a new Israeli self-driving law. Israel&#8217;s use of AI-assisted targeting in Gaza-criticized for possible misidentifications-was mentioned,with the Israeli military asserting the tools have improved intelligence accuracy and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bernie-sanders-to-force-vote-that-threatens-to-freeze-military-aid-to-israel\/\" title=\"Bernie Sanders to push vote jeopardizing military ...d to ...\">reduced civilian casualties<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Musk speaks with Netanyahu about transforming Israel into global AI leader<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2457675\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Tech leader and former Department of Government Efficiency chief Elon Musk spoke with<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\"> <\/a>Israeli<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\"> <\/a>Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday with the goal of turning <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\">Israel<\/a> into a global leader in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/artificial-intelligence\/\">artificial intelligence<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Their <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >conversation occurred shortly<\/a> before President Donald Trump and Netanyahu&rsquo;s meeting on Monday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/4074639\/looking-back-trump-crusade-against-tech-regulations-abroad-eu-south-korea\/\">Looking back on Trump&#8217;s crusade against tech regulations abroad<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Netanyahu spoke with Musk from Florida alongside Israeli Transportation Minister Miri Regev and Israeli National AI Directorate head Erez Eskel.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Prime Minister and Musk spoke at length about the advancement and development of AI technologies in Israel,&rdquo; the Israeli prime minister&rsquo;s office <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IsraeliPM\/status\/2005655100203970988?s=20\">wrote <\/a>on X. &ldquo;The Prime Minister said that we intend to catapult Israel forward and turn it into a global leader in the field, exactly as we did with cyber and other technologies.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu&rsquo;s office said Musk agreed to attend the Smart Transportation Conference in Israel and discussed Tesla and legislation related to autonomous vehicles. Musk owns xAI, which recently integrated AI chatbot Grok into War Department systems.<\/p>\n<p>Musk has been a supporter of Israel and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1988143401062248506?s=20\">endorsed a new law<\/a> governing self-driving vehicles in the country last month. He&rsquo;s met with Netanyahu multiple times over the past few years, and the Israeli prime minister came to his defense when he was accused of flashing a Nazi salute during Trump&rsquo;s inauguration celebration.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\">@elonmusk<\/a> is being falsely smeared. Elon is a great friend of Israel,&rdquo; Netanyahu said.<\/p>\n<p>Israel holds a unique place in the AI conversation. The country drew criticism for using <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/20250618131049\/https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/04\/25\/technology\/israel-gaza-ai.html\">AI-assisted targeting<\/a>, which drew ethical concerns for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qmul.ac.uk\/media\/news\/2024\/hss\/gaza-war-israel-using-ai-to-identify-human-targets-raising-fears-that-innocents-are-being-caught-in-the-net.html\">misidentifying<\/a> targets. The technology has been a &ldquo;game-changer&rdquo; for the Israeli military, it said, but has been used during one of the bloodiest conflicts in recent memory for soldiers and civilians in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli military said the technology has minimized, not increased, civilian casualties in the Gaza war.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3912955\/elon-musk-would-not-do-doge-again-katie-miller-interview\/\">MUSK SAYS HE WOULDN&rsquo;T DO DOGE AGAIN IF GIVEN THE CHANCE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These AI tools make the intelligence process more accurate and more effective,&rdquo; an Israeli military statement to the <em>Associated Press<\/em> said. &ldquo;&#8288;They make more targets faster, but not at the expense of accuracy, and many times in this war they&rsquo;ve been able to minimize civilian casualties.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s meeting with Netanyahu on Monday was aimed at bringing the Gaza war to a permanent end.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Musk, Netanyahu discuss making Israel an AI hub<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2526294,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-collage-k267bho8n-1767040389821.jpg?1767024339&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[69670,32357,35925,32192,4671],"class_list":["post-2526293","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-ai-leadership","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-benjamin-netanyahu","tag-elon-musk","tag-israel"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-collage-k267bho8n-1767040389821.jpg?1767024339&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2526293","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2526293"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2526293\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2526297,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2526293\/revisions\/2526297"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2526294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2526293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2526293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2526293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}