Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s calls to slow the development of artificial intelligence could be a ploy to help it catch up and catch up with its competitors. Reported to this agency Bloomberg venture capitalist Vinod Khosla.
“In the AI race, Elon is behind. “I suspect 80% of the time the call to slow down the development of AI is to catch up.”
According to Khosla, Musk public speaking With a call to slow progress in AI and introduce a six-month moratorium. The letter was supported, among other things, by Steve Wozniak, one of the founders of Apple. However, sources say Musk also purchased capacity to develop your own artificial intelligence.
Khosla also pointed out that a slowdown in AI development in the United States could benefit China. “China has an advantage in advancing technology because the PRC can take a lot more risks and make a lot more mistakes. We should not firmly assume that we will be leaders in AI in 20 years,” the investor concluded.
Previously, Musk had supported the “godfather of AI” Geoffrey Hinton. left Google and told The New York Times his regret over the development of technology that could threaten humanity.
Musk founded OpenAI, the company behind the popular AI chatbot ChatGPT, in 2015. Musk left the venture in 2018.