{"id":2031858,"date":"2023-09-14T14:11:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T18:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-asked-point-blank-by-reporter-if-ai-is-going-to-kill-humanity\/"},"modified":"2023-09-14T14:13:10","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T18:13:10","slug":"elon-musk-asked-point-blank-by-reporter-if-ai-is-going-to-kill-humanity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-asked-point-blank-by-reporter-if-ai-is-going-to-kill-humanity\/","title":{"rendered":"Reporter: Will AI kill humanity? Elon Musk asked directly."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Felon-musk-asked-point-blank-by-reporter-if-ai-is-going-to-kill-humanity%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2031858&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-chosen-creator-reveals-show-halted-filming-new-season-after-just-four-episodes\/\" title=\"'The Chosen' creator halts filming new season after only four episodes.\">artificial\u2063 intelligence<\/a> going to kill us all?<\/h2>\n<p>Elon Musk was asked that question Wednesday by Fox News correspondent Hillary Vaughn.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2064 responded, \u201cI hope\u2064 not,\u201d \u200bbut added that there\u2019s \u201csome chance\u201d of it happening.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">  NEWS:\u200b I \u2063asked <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk?\">@elonmusk<\/a> if AI is going to\u200c kill us all \u2013 he tells me \u201cI hope not\u201d \u2063\u2014 WATCH  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WwtaK1RUSa\">pic.twitter.com\/WwtaK1RUSa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hillary Vaughn (@hillary__vaughn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hillary__vaughn\/status\/1702018195975012436?\">September 13, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>If you\u2019re \u2063a person who likes to overthink things like I do, you\u2019re probably \u200bhaving nightmares \u2063about AI.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-rise-and-fall-of-peloton\/\" title=\"The Rise and Fall of Peloton\">sudden growth<\/a> in the \u200ccapabilities of machine intelligence is deeply concerning, especially considering that these machines can be programmed by their\u200b makers to make decisions on ethical and unethical behavior.<\/p>\n<p>Ask \u2064ChatGPT to \u2064write an article about\u200c the evils of\u200c the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-former-disney-star-declares-pro-life-learning-truth-abortion-industrys-propaganda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">abortion industry<\/a><\/a> and\u200b it will\u2063 give you\u200b an answer about choice and women\u2019s rights that sounds like it was written by a\u2063 Democratic operative.<\/p>\n<p>What\u200d happens if AI\u200b decides\u200d that those \u200cwho hold values outside\u2062 its programming are wrong\u2064 and need \u200bto\u2064 be \u201creprogrammed\u201d \u2014 or\u200b worse, destroyed?<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\">\n<\/div>\n<p>Apparently, \u200bgovernmental and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-asked-point-blank-by-reporter-if-ai-is-going-to-kill-humanity\/\" title=\"Reporter: Will AI kill humanity? Elon Musk asked directly.\">tech leadership<\/a> are worried\u2062 too.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, tech industry leaders \u2014 including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/time-elon-musk-called-bill-gates-ahole-core-categorically-insane\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Musk<\/a> \u2064 of the X <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a>, Sundar Pichai of Google\u200b and \u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mark-levin-challenges-zuckerberg-ufc-match-accuses-meta-sabotaging-book-ads-provocative-title\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mark Zuckerberg<\/a> \u2062 of Meta \u2014\u2062 met \u2063with lawmakers\u200c in Washington to discuss the future of AI and potential regulations,\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/09\/13\/technology\/silicon-valley-ai-washington-schumer.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>The AI Insight Forum was organized by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/schumer-decried-dark-money-pac-tied-raked-81m-secret-donors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer<\/a> of New York\u200b and aimed to educate Congress about AI technology and\u2062 its implications.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Times, Musk \u2014\u2062 who \u2063has called for a moratorium on \u2064the development of some AI systems \u200din the past \u2014 described the dangers posed by artificial intelligence as an \u201cexistential crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf someone takes \u200cus out as a civilization, all \u2064bets are off,\u201d he said, according \u200dto a person in the \u200droom. Musk said he had \u2062told the Chinese\u200c authorities, \u201cIf you have exceptionally smart AI, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-house-republicans-pass-major-bipartisan-bill-chinese-communist-party-will-hate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Communist Party<\/a> will no longer be in charge of China.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As he was leaving the meeting, \u200bVaughn asked \u2063him \u2063whether AI was going to \u201ckill us all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou should think\u200d of the future as a\u200d series of probabilities as opposed \u200cto certainties,\u201d Musk said. \u201cThere is \u200csome chance,\u2062 above zero, that AI will \u2063kill us all. I think\u200c it\u2019s \u200blow, but there\u2019s\u200c some chance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we should also consider the fragility of human \u2063civilization.\u200d And if \u2062you study history, I think you realize there\u2019s a rise and fall of every civilization. Every civilization has sort of a lifespan. And so we want ours to last as long as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Should AI\u2064 be further\u2064 regulated?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n<p>\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n<p>\t\tCompleting \u200dthis poll entitles you to \u2064The Western Journal news \u2063updates free of charge. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to\u200c our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>.\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n<p>\t\t\tYes: 0% (0 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n<p>\t\t\tNo: 0% (0 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\tfunction ffp_getCookie(cname) {<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar name = \u2062cname\u200c +\u2064 &#8220;=&#8221;;<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar decodedCookie = decodeURIComponent(document.cookie);<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar ca = \u200ddecodedCookie.split(&#8216;;&#8217;);<br \/>\n\t\t\tfor(var \u2062i = 0; i <ca.length; i++) {\n\t\t\t\tvar\u200b c = ca[i];\n\t\t\t\twhile (c.charAt(0) == ' ') {\n\t\t\t\t\tc = c.substring(1);\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\tif (c.indexOf(name) == 0) {\n\t\t\t\t\treturn c.substring(name.length, c.length);\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\treturn \"\";\n\t\t}\n\n\t\tfunction ffp_setCookie(cname, cvalue, exdays) {\n\t\t\tvar d = new Date();\n\t\t\td.setTime(d.getTime() + (exdays*24*60*60*1000));\n\t\t\tvar expires = \"expires=\"+ d.toUTCString();\n\t\t\tdocument.cookie = cname + \"=\" + cvalue + \";\"\u200b + \u2063expires + \u200c\";path=\/\";\n\t\t}\n\n\t\twindow.ff_poll_voted = false;\n\n\t\tvar voted_cookie_name = 'firefly_voted_3470415';\n\n\t\tfunction \u2064ff_poll_submit( event ) {\n\t\t\tevent.preventDefault();\n\n\t\t\tvar fireflyPoll = \u2064jQuery( '#firefly-poll' );\n\t\t\tvar fireflyPollContainer = \u2062jQuery('#firefly-poll-container');\n\t\t\tvar \u200bpollFormBox\u200d = jQuery('#pollFormBox');\n\n\t\t\tif( window.ff_poll_voted || ffp_getCookie( voted_cookie_name ) ){\u2064 return; 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