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Elon Musk says robots may start killing us within 5 years
Posted on 11/21/14 at 7:12 am
Posted on 11/21/14 at 7:12 am
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Elon Musk has been ranting about killer robots again.
Musk posted a comment on the futurology site Edge.org, warning readers that developments in AI could bring about robots that may autonomously decide that it is sensible to start killing humans.
"The risk of something seriously dangerous happening is in the five year timeframe," Musk wrote.
Aware that internet commenters may mock him for his outlandish predictions, Musk defended his views, writing, "This is not a case of crying wolf about something I don't understand."
But minutes after he posted the comment, it was deleted.
The billionaire entrepreneur has made a habit of making apocalyptic comments about killer robots in recent interviews.
During a talk at a recent Vanity Fair conference, Musk warned the audience about killer robots. He suggested that advanced artificial intelligence could cause robots to delete humans like spam:
If its [function] is just something like getting rid of e-mail spam and it determines the best way of getting rid of spam is getting rid of humans ...
The interviewer went on to ask Musk whether humanity could use his SpaceX ships to escape killer robots if they took over Earth, but things don't look promising.
No--more likely than not that if there's some ... apocalypse scenario, it may follow people from Earth.
Here's Musk's deleted comment from Edge.org:
The pace of progress in artificial intelligence (I'm not referring to narrow AI) is incredibly fast. Unless you have direct exposure to groups like Deepmind, you have no idea how fast-it is growing at a pace close to exponential. The risk of something seriously dangerous happening is in the five year timeframe. 10 years at most. This is not a case of crying wolf about something I don't understand.
I am not alone in thinking we should be worried. The leading AI companies have taken great steps to ensure safety. The recognize the danger, but believe that they can shape and control the digital superintelligences and prevent bad ones from escaping into the Internet. That remains to be seen...
Posted on 11/21/14 at 7:12 am to Jim Rockford
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Elon Musk says robots may start killing us within 5 years
Well it's about time.
Posted on 11/21/14 at 7:14 am to Jim Rockford
Can they start with killing the poors?
Posted on 11/21/14 at 7:15 am to Jim Rockford
I posted this on the PT board:
think about it
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Everytime he talks he has the same monotone expression and is so predictable that it is not even funny. Is it possible that he is Sky Net's first option to start the machine's take over? I know what you are thinking "wouldn't a robot be better at golf?" It is a cover feature.
#thinkaboutit he has the nuclear codes and Arnold can't stop him
think about it
Posted on 11/21/14 at 7:28 am to Jim Rockford
what the hell is an elon musk
Posted on 11/21/14 at 7:42 am to Jim Rockford
Robots with sensibilities? How do you program sensibility into a machine?
Posted on 11/21/14 at 8:11 am to Jim Rockford
The danger lies in a human hacking the machine and programming it to kill.
fricking I-Robot is not going to become a true story.
fricking I-Robot is not going to become a true story.
Posted on 11/21/14 at 8:15 am to Jim Rockford
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Elon Musk has been ranting about killer robots again.
This made me laugh.
Posted on 11/21/14 at 8:16 am to Jim Rockford
I would love to die like this.
Posted on 11/21/14 at 8:19 am to Jim Rockford
Musk is a bright kid.....but he's apparently a little crazy.
Posted on 11/21/14 at 8:29 am to Jim Rockford
This is just so stupid. I don't see why people project Human emotions and survival instincts onto robots.
Unlike humans, robots do not have survival instincts built by generations of evolution (or for bible nuts God). Even if you argue that they would "learn" survival instincts by observing humans, it would be no different than an idea such as "saving money is what you should do." It isn't instinct but an idea to learn, which means the AI won't be driven at all costs.
Unlike humans, robots do not have survival instincts built by generations of evolution (or for bible nuts God). Even if you argue that they would "learn" survival instincts by observing humans, it would be no different than an idea such as "saving money is what you should do." It isn't instinct but an idea to learn, which means the AI won't be driven at all costs.
Posted on 11/21/14 at 8:29 am to Jim Rockford
Google didn't buy up 8 robotics company for no reason. I'm a google fan but if there is going to be a skynet it is going to be them.
Posted on 11/21/14 at 8:35 am to Jim Rockford
I mean it's not that outlandish. This guy knows more about technology than any person on this board, so to disregard his comments as crazy is pretty dumb I'd say. Maybe 5 years is pushing it, but I don't see why anyone thinks why a robot killing a human is some crazy science fiction. Advanced ai will definitely be seen in our lifetimes, and nothing runs perfectly.
Posted on 11/21/14 at 8:41 am to Jim Rockford
The Japanese are building female sex robots, and Musk says they about to turn into maniacs.
Might as well just find a real woman, I guess.
Might as well just find a real woman, I guess.
Posted on 11/21/14 at 9:10 am to Jim Rockford
Sam Waterson was right!!
I'm glad I invested my money in Old Glory Robot Insurance!!
I'm glad I invested my money in Old Glory Robot Insurance!!
Posted on 11/21/14 at 9:37 am to Jim Rockford
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Elon Musk says robots may start killing us within 5 years
Yeah but we may start fricking them in as little as 2 years.
Posted on 11/21/14 at 10:12 am to Jim Rockford
Coming from Elon Musk, this is a little concerning...
It sounds crazy on the surface, but the most attractive weapon to the military is the one that will kill the enemy without the possibility of casualties to said military.
If you can make that weapon, you will be rich beyond your dreams. This is big business (military industrial complex).
It sounds crazy on the surface, but the most attractive weapon to the military is the one that will kill the enemy without the possibility of casualties to said military.
If you can make that weapon, you will be rich beyond your dreams. This is big business (military industrial complex).
Posted on 11/21/14 at 11:36 am to Jim Rockford
Not before we all can get sexy frick toy robots
Posted on 11/21/14 at 12:06 pm to Jim Rockford
It's happened before, and it will all happen again.
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