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Elon Musk warns AI could become an immortal dictator
Image: MORGAN SETTE/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock Authoritarianism is nothing new. But at least Mussolini and Hitler died. In the age of artificial intelligence, we could create “an immortal dictator from which we would never escape,” says Elon Musk in the new documentary Do You Trust This Computer? SEE ALSO: Creepy AI scans a driver’s face and voice to […]
Elon Musk joins #DeleteFacebook effort as Tesla and SpaceX pages vanish
In a jab against the embattled social network, Musk joked “What’s Facebook?” before deactivating his companies’ official pages. Elon Musk joined the #DeleteFacebook movement on Friday, taking down official pages for two of his companies, Tesla and SpaceX, after he learned apparently for the first time that the pages existed. The billionaire chief executive engaged […]
Elon Musk leads 116 experts calling for outright ban of killer robots
Open letter signed by Tesla chief and Googles Mustafa Suleyman urges UN to block use of lethal autonomous weapons to prevent third age of war. Some of the world’s leading robotics and artificial intelligence pioneers are calling on the United Nations to ban the development and use of killer robots. Tesla’s Elon Musk and Alphabet’s […]
OpenAI bot remains undefeated against world’s greatest Dota 2 players
Last night, OpenAI’s Dota 2 bot beat the world’s most celebrated professional players in one-on-one battles, showing just how advanced these machine learning systems are getting. The bot beat Danil Dendi Ishutin rather easily at The International, one of the biggest eSports events in the world, and remains undefeated against the worlds top Dota 2 […]
Elon Musk thinks Uber’s flying car idea is dumb
If you’re hoping Tesla would help lead the future for flying cars, don’t hold your breath. During his interview at the TED 2017 Conference in Vancouver, Tesla CEO Elon Musk knocked the idea completely, telling interviewer Chris Anderson that he’s “in favour of flying things” but not so much of the car variety, Inverse reported. […]