Tesla and company founder Elon Musk has warned that unless artificial intelligence ( AI ) research is done , it will end up creating an " immortal dictator " . Musk warned that allowing a corporation or a small group of individuals to develop " godlike digital super - intelligence " would be potentially disastrous . The entrepreneur is well - known for his apocalyptic predictions : in 2014 he called AI intelligence 's " biggest existential threat " .
Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk has warned that unless artificial intelligence (AI) research is regulated, it will end up creating an "immortal dictator". Musk warned that allowing a company or a small group of people to develop "godlike digital super-intelligence" would be potentially disastrous. The entrepreneur is well-known for his apocalyptic pronouncements: in 2014 he called AI humanity's "biggest existential threat".