Elon Musk is easily one of the most forward looking people today. The driving force behind Tesla Motors and Space X, Musk has his feet firmly planted in the future. Even so, in recent interviews Elon has reveled concerns for the future of technological advancement.
Musk's concerns center around artificial intelligence that has made great improvements and advancements over the past decade. He feels without proper stop gaps there is a very real possibility of a "Terminator" class breakdown.
During a recent CNBC interview, Musk said "There are some scary outcomes...." Elon intimated that vigilance will go a long way towards making sure that the outcomes are good....
Musk has made substantial investments in A.I. companies like DeepMind and another called Vicarious - From the Article:
- "It's not from the standpoint of actually trying to make any investment return," Musk explained. ".... I like to just keep an eye on what's going on with artificial intelligence. I think there is a potentially dangerous outcome there."
Here is the CNBC video where Musk speaks at length about a variety of subjects such as advancements in electric cars and batteries as well as solar generation:
complete NBC News article link HERE
1 comment:
A.I. is indeed scary. I'm in total agreement with Elon Musk on that. A.I., to me, says that a machine could be capable of learning complex concepts. If such a machine could figure out how to reproduce itself, it might just deem people unnecessary. The "Terminator" was a "watch out" as much as a "what if" story!
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