Maureen Dowd
Elon Muskâs Billion-Dollar Crusade to Stop the A.I. Apocalypse
Vanity Fair, 2017
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Elon Musk warns of an AI apocalypse. Not everyone agrees.
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Artificial intelligence (AI) enables Facebook to target ads and curate news feeds; it powers Microsoft and Appleâs digital assistants, and Googleâs search engine is highly dependent on the technology. AI is already entrenched in many peoplesâ daily lives whether they realize it or not, but is it dangerous? SpaceX founder Elon Musk has emerged as AIâs most vocal critic â warning that it constitutes the âbiggest existential threatâ to humankind. But as journalist Maureen Dowdâs survey of some of the leading voices on the issue reveals, not everybody shares Muskâs apocalyptic vision. If the prospect of AI keeps you up at night, getAbstract believes youâll find her essay to be food for thought.
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Maureen Dowd is a columnist for The New York Times.
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