Renowned journalist and biographer Walter Isaacson’s Time magazine piece is currently trending for its take on Elon Musk‘s fear of AI. The article focuses on how he and Larry Page of Google have different opinions about AI. While the tech billionaire still wants humanity to be in power, Page wants the robots to rule.
Elon Musk has long warned us about the potential dangers of the AI. He signed an open letter this year, along with other tech giants, about stopping AI research. He’s also spoken about this topic at large at various conferences. On a practical level, the business magnate and investor has started his ethical version of AI.
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Elon Musk Fears Larry Page’s Vision Of AI
In Walter Isaacson’s Time magazine article, one finds more about Elon Musk and Larry Page’s friendship. According to the article, both tech visionaries have been friends for a decade. One of the most talked about subjects was the dangers of the AI. The tech billionaire, according to Isaacson, “almost obsessively” spoke about it. But Page remained dismissive.
In 2013, Elon Musk and Larry Page got into a debate about AI potentially infiltrating all systems of humanity. The latter called it “simply be the next stage of evolution.” Page also said that human consciousness was “sentimental nonsense.” On being called a “specist,” the Tesla and SpaceX CEO replied, “Well, yes, I am pro-human. I f**king like humanity, dude.”
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Elon Musk’s Warning About AI
Elon Musk has been telling us about the AI takeover; only we’ve ignored him—the one who creates technical marvels is worried about AI taking control of human governance systems. Whether writing an open letter about AI research or talking about it in front of a large audience, the former CEO of X is doing it all.
As a final resort, Elon Musk has created an AI startup called X.AI. This isn’t him being a hypocritical billionaire—the establishment of X.AI. is an ethical version of AI that doesn’t go rogue. Musk’s latest venture is going to be backed by investors of SpaceX and Tesla. The former X CEO is our last hope in case AI takes over.
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