Even a Heinleinian technology inventor harbors some techno-fear, it seems. Elon Musk confessed to some worries about articificial intelligence during an interview.
(Text is in all caps, as per transcript. It does look more formidable that way.)
MUSK: ... I LIKE TO JUST KEEP AN EYE ON WHAT'S GOING ON WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. I THINK THERE IS POTENTIALLY A DANGEROUS OUTCOME THERE AND WE NEED TO –
EVANS: DANGEROUS? HOW SO?
EVANS: POTENTIALLY, YES. I MEAN, THERE HAVE BEEN MOVIES ABOUT THIS, YOU KNOW, LIKE "TERMINATOR". [That is probably mislabeled as Evans, instead of Musk]
The interviewer has fun with it:
EVANS: BUT HERE IS THE IRONY. I MEAN, THE MAN WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SOME OF THE MOST ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY IN THIS COUNTRY IS WORRIED ABOUT THE ADVANCES IN TECHNOLOGY THAT YOU ARE AWARE OF.
MUSK: YEAH.
And more fun, bouncing off of Musk's Martian goal:
MUSK: I DON'T KNOW. BUT THERE ARE SOME SCARY OUTCOMES. AND WE SHOULD TRY TO MAKE SURE THE OUTCOMES ARE GOOD, NOT BAD. YEAH.
EVANS: OR ESCAPE TO MARS IF THERE IS NO OTHER OPTION.
MUSK: THE A.I. WILL CHASE US THERE PRETTY QUICKLY.
The old AI/Frankenstein's monster/golem meme lives!
(thanks to Todd Bryant for the link; Musk photo from Wikipedia)
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