Sunak plays eager chatshow host as Musk discusses AI and politics

The prime minister flattered the entrepreneur who in turn put aside his abrasive persona for their talk on AI

Earlier this week, Elon Musk was interviewed by the American podcast host Joe Rogan. On Wednesday he was grilled by reporters outside the AI safety summit in Bletchley Park. On Thursday, it was the turn of the British prime minister.

British officials have crowed for days about their success in getting the world's richest man to attend the summit, which was a pet project for Sunak. So delighted were they at the UK's pulling power they decided to give the X owner a 40-minute in-person conversation with the prime minister in the glamorous surrounds of Lancaster House, previously used as a set for The Crown.