Elon Musk’s AI warning: Artificial Intelligence is a ‘potential danger to the public’

Mr Musk said: “I think there are a lot, a tremendous amount of investment going on in AI.

“Where there is a lack of investment is in AI safety, and there should be, in my view, a government agency that oversees anything related to AI to confirm that it is – does not represent a public safety risk.

“Just as there is a regulatory authority for, like the Food and Drug Administration, there’s NHTSA for automotive safety, there’s the FAA for aircraft safety.

“We’ve generally come to the conclusion that it is important to have a government referee or a referee that is serving the public interest in ensuring that things are safe when there’s a potential danger to the public.

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