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Artificial Intelligence is scary. Elon Musk explains why

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    Intelligence is the ability to understand.
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    We've always had it.
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    We've passed on what we know to each other and to machines.
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    We've tried to recreate it through codes and robotics.
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    We've yet to master it.
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    But here's the question.
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    Where is the line between the man and the machine?
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    AI is much more advanced than people realize,...
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    ...and the pace of progress is much greater than people realize
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    You know if you're fairly obvious, if you saw a robot walking around talking and...
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    ...behaving like a person you're like, whoa...
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    ....that's like what's that.
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    You know that would be really obvious.
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    What's not obvious is a huge server bank in a dark vault somewhere...
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    ...with intelligence that's potentially vastly greater than what a human mind can do
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    Meanest eyes and ears would be everywhere.
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    Every camera, every microphone, every device that's network accessible
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    that's really what AI means, it's not like a robot running around.
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    The robots would simply be...
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    ...maybe like a finger of the AI.
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    So you yourself have invested in some AI companies like Deep Mind and like Karius? - Yeah!
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    Why?
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    I invested in those companies to keep an eye on it.
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    I wanted to see how artificial intelligence was developing.
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    If we're not careful about the event of the AI
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    it's possible that there could be...
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    ...what's called a bad utility function
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    Like the computer will do exactly what its goal is.
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    Humanity's position on this planet depends on its intelligence.
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    So if our intelligence is exceeded,
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    it's unlikely that we will remain in charge of the planet.
Title:
Artificial Intelligence is scary. Elon Musk explains why
Description:

Elon Musk is worried about AI, but not in the 'evil robots take over the world' kind of way. What happens when artificial intelligence becomes superintelligence?

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Video Language:
English
Duration:
01:41

English subtitles

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