American entrepreneur Elon Musk, owner of SpaceX, Tesla and social network X, said that artificial intelligence (AI) is a potential threat to the existence of humanity. He told this to the agency PA Media During the international summit on the safe use of artificial intelligence hosted by the United Kingdom.
According to Musk, for the first time in human history, humanity is faced with a situation where something becomes smarter than the smartest person. And there is no confidence that this process can be controlled. Musk believes AI is the existential and potentially the most pressing risk. He described artificial intelligence as a double-edged sword that can be used for both evil and good.
Musk expressed the opinion that there is an 80 percent chance that artificial intelligence will bring benefit and a 20 percent chance that it will cause harm. He suggested hoping for the best but also preparing for the worst.
The entrepreneur said strict government regulations on new technology would be wrong and called for the creation of an independent body that would act as an intermediary between the various players in the field of artificial intelligence and help them develop common rules for the development and use of artificial intelligence. new technology.
It was previously reported that Scarlett Johansson filed a lawsuit against an artificial intelligence application that used her name and image in an advertisement without her permission.
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