Elon Musk Thinks ‘Competition for AI Superiority’ Is ‘Most Likely’ Cause of World War III
Elon Musk went ahead today and just shared his thoughts on Twitter regarding what he thinks the most likely cause of World War III will be.
As one does.
The Verge reported on comments by Vladimir Putin about artificial intelligence, of all things.
Putin apparently said, “Artificial intelligence is the future, not only for Russia, but for all humankind. It comes with colossal opportunities, but also threats that are difficult to predict. Whoever becomes the leader in this sphere will become the ruler of the world.”
And this is what led to Musk’s prediction today:
It begins … https://t.co/mbjw5hWC5J
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 4, 2017
China, Russia, soon all countries w strong computer science. Competition for AI superiority at national level most likely cause of WW3 imo.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 4, 2017
May be initiated not by the country leaders, but one of the AI's, if it decides that a prepemptive strike is most probable path to victory
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 4, 2017
Govts don't need to follow normal laws. They will obtain AI developed by companies at gunpoint, if necessary.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 4, 2017
Mark Cuban expressed similar concern too:
Autonomous weaponry is the ultimate threat to humanity. https://t.co/C0EEfwOCDw
— Mark Cuban (@mcuban) September 4, 2017
Though Musk did later admit he was kind of bumming everyone out:
Sorry about that. You're right. I was depressing myself too :(
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 4, 2017
Fun, exciting tweets coming soon!
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 4, 2017
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