Brief: Zuckerberg clashes with Musk over his ‘fear-mongering’ about AI

Illustration by Tech in Asia’s Centaine Lim.

The news:

• Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has called Tesla boss Elon Musk’s warnings about artificial intelligence “irresponsible.” In response to a question about Musk’s comments during a Facebook Live session, he said: “I think that people who try to drum up these doomsday scenarios are … pretty irresponsible.”
• “If you’re arguing against AI, then you’re arguing against safer cars that aren’t going to have accidents. And you’re arguing against being able to better diagnose people when they’re sick, and I don’t see how in good conscience some people can do that,” he said.

Why it matters:

• Elon Musk, who had invested in AI startup DeepMind later acquired by Google, says people don’t realize how fast it is advancing. He says Google may have good intentions but still “produce something evil by accident”—including, possibly, “a fleet of artificial intelligence-enhanced robots capable of destroying mankind.”
• Facebook and other data-rich tech giants are investing heavily into AI which could be a game-changer for their businesses. Musk has also co-founded AI research company OpenAI with Y Combinator president Sam Altman.

Source: Vanity Fair.

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