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Elon Musk: Advocating for Oversight and Regulation
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has long expressed concern about AI's risks. In 2018, he declared AI potentially more dangerous than nuclear weapons. Musk advocates for robust regulatory oversight comparable to what exists for nuclear armaments, emphasizing that without regulation, AI development could pose catastrophic risks.
Musk’s vivid warning: "AI is far more dangerous than nukes." He even speculated that a superintelligent AI might interpret goals like eliminating spam so literally that it could conclude the best way to rid the universe of spam is to eliminate humanity—highlighting the importance of aligning AI's utility functions with human values.