Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk has warned that unless artificial intelligence (AI) research is regulated, it will end up creating an "immortal dictator". In a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday, Mr Musk, who founded PayPal, said AI could be used to create "a new kind of human being". The entrepreneur is well-known for his apocalyptic pronouncements: in 2014 he called AI humanity'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".