Elon Musk has slammed artificial intelligence (AI), saying it’s “not necessary for anything we’re doing”.
The owners of Tesla, Twitter and SpaceX claim superintelligence is “a double-edged sword”.
“If you have a genius who can give you anything, that’s a danger,” the billionaire said. artificial intelligence Can be used to create “Drone Warfare”.
Speaking at the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) CEO Council Summit in London via video link, musk Said he wanted governments around the world to be the first to develop weapons using artificial intelligence.
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“So as long as you have more advanced weapons on the battlefield that can react faster than anyone else, that’s where the real capabilities of artificial intelligence lie.”
“Any future war between developed countries, or at least countries with drone capabilities, will be a drone war.”
Asked whether artificial intelligence could lead to the end of an empire, he replied: “I think so. I don’t think (artificial intelligence) is necessary for anything we’re doing.”
“There’s a bit of a post-Empire vibe right now,” he added.
In March, Musk joined many technologists in urging scientists to put a moratorium on the development of artificial intelligence lest it pose a threat to humanity.
Calls for a moratorium on AI research
More than 1,000 people signed the open letter Require all labs to stop training AI systems for at least six months.
They call for a moratorium on the “dangerous race” to develop systems more powerful than OpenAI Recently introduced GPT-4.
If such a moratorium cannot be implemented quickly, the letter said the government should step in and suspend.
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The penetration of artificial intelligence has increased significantly in recent years with the advent of systems such as chatbots Chat GPT quickly become a part of everyday life.
The success of image-generating tools like ChatGPT and Midjourney is fueling an AI arms race between established tech giants Microsoft and Microsoft Googlewith the former Software that supports OpenAI and its longtime rival Develop your own Bard chatbot.
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While they were impressed with their ability to pass the exam, write a speechand solving equations, skeptics warn they could be used to spread misinformation and aid criminal activity.
“The first place where you need to be careful with artificial intelligence is social media to manipulate public opinion,” Musk said.
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Asked how much of a shift there would be in the upcoming U.S. presidential election, he replied: “I think it’s something we need to pay attention to to minimize the impact of artificial intelligence manipulation.
“We at Twitter definitely take that seriously, and I think we’re taking all the protections we have in place to detect massive manipulation of the system.”
Meanwhile, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will announce his 2024 presidential campaign at a Twitter Spaces event with Musk on Wednesday.
Mr DeSantis, seen as Donald Trump’s main rival for the Republican nomination, will reveal his plans in an audio conversation with Twitter’s owner.