- Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Wednesday that those who don’t believe a computer can become smarter than they are “much dumber than they think.”
- “The people I see who are more wrong about AI are the ones who are very smart, because they can’t imagine that a computer could be much smarter than they are,” said Musk.
- Musk has said he believes AI poses a greater threat to humanity than nuclear weapons.
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk reiterated his concerns about the future of artificial intelligence on Wednesday, saying that those who do not believe a computer can exceed its cognitive capabilities are “much more foolish than they think.”
“I have been hitting this AI drum for a decade,” said Musk. “We should be concerned with where AI is going. The people I see who are most wrong about AI are the ones who are very smart, because they can’t imagine that a computer can be much smarter than they are. That’s the flaw in their logic. They are dumber than they think. “
Musk previously said that he believes AI poses a far greater threat to humanity than nuclear weapons and called for regulations to monitor the development of AI technology.
“I think the danger from AI is much greater than the danger from nuclear warheads,” said Musk in 2018. My words: AI is much more dangerous than nuclear weapons. “
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg disagreed with Musk, saying that AI has already improved healthcare and could reduce car accidents, while calling excessive pessimism about AI “quite irresponsible.” In response, Musk called Zuckerberg’s understanding of AI “limited.”
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