Elon Musk Forecasts A “10%-20% Chance” Of AI-Related Global Disaster & Doubles Down On Free Speech Over Advertisers’ Ask For Censorship — Cannes Lions
deadline.comElon Musk has predicted the chance of AI-related disaster at “10 to 20%,” while doubling down on free speech over advertiser demands for censorship.
Musk, speaking at Cannes Lions on Wednesday morning, said: “I tend to agree with Geoff Hinton – one of the godfathers of AI – and he thinks there’s a 10-20% probability of something terrible happening.” Musk didn’t specify what he meant by “terrible,” instead adding: “The glass is 80% full.
Look on the bright side.” He went on: “I think the most likely outcome is one of abundance, where goods and services are available to anyone.
There’s no shortage for any one of us. It would be a universal hike. Work would be optional.” This could bring with it, he added, “a crisis of meaning.” “If AI can do everything you can do but better, what’s the point of doing things?
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