By Ellie Zolfagharifard Elon Musk is one of the driving forces behind super-intelligent computers that could improve everything from space travel to electric cars. But the Tesla-founder claims the technology could someday be more harmful than nuclear weapons. At the weekend, the billionaire tweeted a recommendation for a book that looks at a robot uprising, claiming ‘We need to be super careful with AI. Potentially more dangerous than nukes.’ Over the weekend, the billionaire tweeted a recommendation for a book that looks at such scenarios, claiming 'We need to be super careful with AI. Potentially more dangerous than nukes' Musk referred to the book ‘Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies’, a work by Nick Bostrom that asks major questions about how humanity will cope with super-intelligent computers.
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Comment tweeted by Musk while recommending a book by Nick Bostrom
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The book 'Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies’, asks major questions about how humanity will cope with super-intelligent computers
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Musk previously said ‘Terminator-like’ scenario could be created from AI
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42-year-old is so worried that he said his investment in AI group, Vicarious, was purely to keep an eye on the technology rather than make money
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