Monday, October 27, 2014

Elon Musk Warns On Runaway Artificial Intelligence

Elon Musk, the technology mogul and visionary who has brought us such technology innovations widespread electronic payments via PayPal, electric cars via Tesla Motors, and commercial rocket service via SpaceX, warned that artificial intelligence has the threat of becoming mankind's "biggest existential threat". Musk likened the technology to "summoning the demon". Musk's comments on the technology were made last week at MIT. Musk's opinions on the subject came after an audience question on where AI technology is today.

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