Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg trade insults over robots

Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg trade insults over robotsElon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg trade insults over robotsOn Sunday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was playing the role of normal human being, holding aFacebook Live from his backyard in Palo Alto, California, as he smoked some meats and shared his views on killing what you cook, exercising, and of course, the future of humanity.As he waited for his meats to grill, Zuckerberg read out loud one benutzers question to him I watched a recent interview with Elon Musk and his largest fear for future was AI artificial intelligence. What are your thoughts on AI and how it could affect the world?This was one question Zuckerberg couldnt resist answering. Musk, the CEO of SpaceX andTesla, is known for his dystopian views on AI. Musk believes that robots will be able to do everything better than us and will not only take our jobs, but could also be a threat to the existence of humanity by starting wars and manipulating information through their super intelligence networks. In 2014, he warned that AI could even be potentially more dangerous than nukes.Zuckerberg had strong opinions about this.I think that people who are naysayers and try to drum up these doomsday scenarios are- I dont understand it. Its really negative, and in some ways I actually think its pretty irresponsible, he said. Zuckerberg then went on to outline how AI will help us, not replace us, in the next five years.(function(d, s, id) var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)0 if (d.getElementById(id)) return js = d.createElement(s) js.id = id js.src = https//connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.jsxfbml=1version=v3.1 fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs)(document, script, facebook-jssdk))If youre arguing against AI, then youre arguing against safer cars that arent going to have accidents. And youre arguing against being able to better diagnose people when theyre sick. I just dont see how, in good conscience, some people can do that. Im just much more optimistic on this, in general, than probably a lot of folks are, Zuckerberg said.Elon Musk was not mentioned by name in Zuckerbergs answer, but its clear who Zuckerberg is referencing when he mentions people who are acting pretty irresponsible.Two days later, in his response to Zuckerbergs criticism on his AI vision, Musk did what Zuckerberg did not make it personal.Theres a lot you can read in this 13-word answer. First off, the use of Zuckerbergs first name. Using someones first name in an insult to their intellect suggests that this is personal, that you know the measure of this person and you find them lacking. You may hear limited understanding and think that this vague criticism shows restraint, but look closer. Saying that your fellow technology CEO has a limited understanding on one of the most important areas of technology is a staggering insult to their competence as an industry leader.Do we need a tie-breaker to this war of words? Lets ask another billionaire. Microsoft co-founder , Bill Gates, sides with Musk when it comes to AI.First the machines will do a lot of jobs for us and not be super intelligent. That should be positive if we manage it well, Gates said in a Reddit Ask Me Anything two years ago. A few decades after that though, the intelligence is strong enough to be a concern. I agree with Elon Musk and some others on this and dont understand why some people are not concerned.Billionaires, theyre just like us They grill, tweet, and get into carefully-worded beefs with each other too- except their positions can actually change the course of humanity. The bad news is that while were all arguing about whether robots will destroy us, theyre moving ahead and getting ready to take our jobs.