Musk has long warned of the potential for machines to get so smart that humans become tantamount to pets, while Zuckerberg has touted the potential for artificial intelligence to improve lives. Facebook is among the Silicon Valley's largest investors in artificial intelligence. Musk more than a year ago took part in creating a nonprofit research company devoted to developing artificial intelligence that will help people and not hurt them. At a gathering of US governors this month, Musk contended that artificial intelligence is a terrifying problem and a threat to human civilization. Zuckerberg last year created his own personal "butler" imbued with artificial intelligence, named Jarvis, which plays with his family.

Source: The Nation Bangkok July 26, 2017 02:26 UTC