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Tesla CEO and “X” owner Elon Musk said on Wednesday that artificial intelligence (AI) could threaten the existence of human civilization.
“There is some chance, better than zero, that AI will kill us all. I think it’s slow, but there’s some chance. I think this also applies to the fragility of human civilization. “If you study history, you will realize that every civilization has some kind of lifespan,” he said.
His comments came during a media interaction as he arrived to attend the world’s first Global Artificial Intelligence (AI) Security Summit in the United Kingdom.
In addition, Musk was also seen talking to some participants at the summit.
Earlier, a day before attending the AI Summit, Musk appeared on comedian Joe Rogan’s podcast, where he said that artificial intelligence (AI), if programmed by humans in the “environmental movement,” would lead to the extinction of humanity could.
In the podcast, he said: “Actually, I think the biggest danger to AI is that if AI is implicitly programmed, I think it was not explicitly programmed, but implicitly programmed with values that led to the destruction of downtown San Francisco.” .” A number of these AI companies are located in San Francisco or the San Francisco Bay Area. Then you could implicitly program an AI to believe that it should seek human extinction.”
He added: “I think the most likely outcome, to be specific, is a good outcome, most likely a good outcome. But it’s not certain. That’s why I think we have to be careful how we program the eye and make sure that it’s not accidentally antihuman.”
Additionally, the president of social media company Meta said: “I am looking forward to attending the AI Safety Summit in the UK this week. I hope we spend as much time as possible developing much-needed solutions to current problems – for example, the transparency and discoverability of AI-generated content.”
He added: “It is not just about discussing speculative future risks of AI models that do not currently exist and may never have the autonomy and agency that some people fear.”
The summit, currently taking place in the UK, will bring together governments, scientists and companies working in artificial intelligence to discuss and identify risks, opportunities and the “need for international collaboration” before reaching a consensus on the The scope, importance and urgency of AI opportunities is highlighted, according to a statement read by the British High Commission.
Additionally, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced that he will have a live conversation with Elon Musk about X after the AI Summit.
PM Sunak posted on X: “In conversation with @elonmusk. After the AI Safety Summit, Thursday evening on @x.”
The summit aims to highlight the transformative benefits that AI technology can provide, with a focus on “education and areas for international research collaborations.”
The confirmed groups also include representatives from the Alan Turing Institute, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Ada Lovelace Institute.
Prime Minister Sunak said last week that the focus of the summit would be on understanding risks, such as potential threats to national security, including the dangers that a loss of control over technology could pose.
The agenda includes discussions on issues likely to have an impact on society, such as electoral disruption and the erosion of social trust.
According to government estimates, the UK already employs over 50,000 people in the AI sector and contributes £3.7 billion to its economy annually. Michelle Donelan will be joined by members of the UK’s Frontier AI Taskforce – including its chairman Ian Hogarth. The task force was launched earlier this year with the aim of assessing the risks of frontier AI models (generative language models of AI).
Additionally, Union Minister of State Rajeev Chandrasekhar attended the AI Summit on the first day of the summit and conveyed India’s thoughts on AI.
On the second day of the summit, Chandrasekhar will contribute to discussions on establishing a collaborative framework for AI among like-minded nations. It will shed light on India’s perspective on AI risks in areas such as disinformation and election security.
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