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2. Tesla boss Elon Musk warns artificial intelligence development is 'summoning the demon'

Sun Oct 26, 2014, 06:01 PM

Oct 2014

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/tesla-boss-elon-musk-warns-artificial-intelligence-development-is-summoning-the-demon-9819760.html

Tesla boss Elon Musk warns artificial intelligence development is 'summoning the demon'

Emma Finamore
Sunday 26 October 2014

Tesla chief executive Elon Musk has described artificial intelligence as a “demon” and the “biggest existential threat there is”, in his latest dramatic statement about technology.

Addressing students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Musk said: “I think we should be very careful about artificial intelligence. If I were to guess like what our biggest existential threat is, it’s probably that.

“With artificial intelligence we are summoning the demon. In all those stories where there’s the guy with the pentagram and the holy water, it’s like yeah he’s sure he can control the demon. Didn’t work out.”

The business magnate, inventor and investor, who is also CEO and CTO of SpaceX, and chairman of SolarCity, has warned about artificial intelligence before, which he believes could be more threatening than nuclear weapons.

In August he tweeted: “Worth reading Superintelligence by Bostrom. We need to be super careful with AI. Potentially more dangerous than nukes.”

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Elon Musk: 'We are summoning the demon' with artificial intelligence bananas Oct 2014 #1

Tesla boss Elon Musk warns artificial intelligence development is 'summoning the demon' bananas Oct 2014 #2

I agree. eggplant Oct 2014 #3

A number of organizations are looking at global existential risks bananas Oct 2014 #8

Well, I'm glad at least SOMEBODY is thinking about this stuff. calimary Oct 2014 #27

"Rise of the Machines" BadtotheboneBob Oct 2014 #36

Corporations would love a set of equations pscot Oct 2014 #4

Yes, it would be bed if an AI piece of software could Helen Borg Oct 2014 #5

I agree, too. djean111 Oct 2014 #6

Skynet or the Matrix? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2014 #7

Earliest? I think "Colossus" from 1966. tclambert Oct 2014 #16

The book is quite good. kentauros Oct 2014 #20

The Wolves of Memory by George Alec Effinger. I'd recommend that, too. randome Oct 2014 #41

Or Ultron? Initech Oct 2014 #17

The Cylons from Battlestar Galactica n/t. airplaneman Oct 2014 #18

How about "Person of Interest" - current TV show? csziggy Oct 2014 #40

You need to catch up. Samaritan, the 2nd machine - the one that doesn't care - has access to all the 24601 Oct 2014 #42

I have them recorded, just haven't had time to watch csziggy Oct 2014 #44

Vigilance surfaces from time - they are dupes of Samaritan/Decima. Root & I are destined to be 24601 Oct 2014 #45

I had all of last season on the DVR but had to re-watch then erase csziggy Oct 2014 #46

We're already past that particular tipping point GliderGuider Oct 2014 #9

Flew out of Miami one night RobertEarl Oct 2014 #26

He should be ashamed of phil89 Oct 2014 #10

Stephen Hawking agrees kmlisle Oct 2014 #21

I don't think he means a biblical demon......... Marrah_G Oct 2014 #23

Ya know what if he wants a real concern he should look at the job we humans have done. cstanleytech Oct 2014 #11

Does he mean Republicans? MontyPow Oct 2014 #12

Underestimating your adversary is a quick & sure way to lose. Ask John Kerry how that feels. 24601 Oct 2014 #43

Overestimating your allies leads to similar failures MontyPow Oct 2014 #47

Your bait & switched from your topic. I'm not biting. Good night. 24601 Oct 2014 #48

Not really, but not surprised. MontyPow Oct 2014 #49

His worry might be moot. The race is on. Will AI take over (computer singularity) before human- rhett o rick Oct 2014 #13

I think human "intelligence" is doing a pretty demonic job now. nt valerief Oct 2014 #14

Old Computer Science joke Retrograde Oct 2014 #15

I'm with you on that Man from Pickens Oct 2014 #24

When we studied machine intelligence back in college, we encountered many unknowns. tclambert Oct 2014 #19

dead-hand automatic-response missile systems have been an issue since, what, the 50s? MisterP Oct 2014 #22

He says this with plans to make a self-driving Tesla. joshcryer Oct 2014 #25

+100 Duppers Oct 2014 #29

Pshaw. Finding the location of Ryleh, now that would be an existential threat. enki23 Oct 2014 #28

Oh, so when it comes to him selling cars he wants the government to butt out, but when others... JVS Oct 2014 #30

"Come with me if you want to live" Mister Nightowl Oct 2014 #31

At a minimum, true AI will be economically devastating. Xithras Oct 2014 #32

That combined with the artificial stupidity demon of Fox News would end us all. Kablooie Oct 2014 #33

What a moron. bemildred Oct 2014 #34

The danger of AI is not AI itself, but the human agendas behind it. True Blue Door Oct 2014 #35

It's still the human being... HoosierCowboy Oct 2014 #37

He'll change his tune when he figures out how to make money with it. Starry Messenger Oct 2014 #38

We must study old Star Trek episodes daleo Oct 2014 #39

Her. The Machine... nothing new here. hunter Oct 2014 #50

At its current level of advancement, and Jamastiene Oct 2014 #51