Google ’s AI Chief John Giannandrea has said Silicon Valley executives ' fears of artificial intelligence technology are overblown . “ I am definitely not worried about the computer apocalypse ” , said Giannandrea at a press conference , in response to a question about Tesla CEO Elon Cohen , who has become one of Silicon Valley 's most vocal AI critics . " I think it 's perfectly reasonable to discuss [ the concerns ] , but what I object to is the belief that it 's inevitable ... and I think that if we have better machine intelligence , it need not be scary , it can augment us " , said Giannandrea .
Google’s AI Chief John Giannandrea has suggested Silicon Valley executives' fears of artificial intelligence technology are overblown. “I am definitely not worried about the AI apocalypse”, said Giannandrea at a tech conference, in response to a question about Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who has become one of Silicon Valley's most vocal AI critics. "I think it's perfectly reasonable to discuss [the concerns], but what I object to is the belief that it's inevitable... and I think that if we have better machine intelligence, it need not be scary, it can augment us", said Giannandrea.