Difficult choice today: Either show a video that starts automatically with an ad, or a transcript that is IN ALL CAPS AND DEMANDS THAT CNBC BE SOURCED.
In either case, uber-enterpreneur Elon Musk is concerned about Terminators. Or, anyway, about artificial intelligences attempting to eliminate humanity. Although it came up in that interview because, while he doesn't normally invest in other companies, he did put some money into a couple of AI ventures (Vicarious and DeepMind). The reason given was "to keep an eye on what's going on in Artificial Intelligence" because of a possible "dangerous outcome."
That could just be considered just a quirk of an otherwise serious businessman. When Stephen Hawking says something similar, though, perhaps it's worth keeping an eye on. In which case, it is helpful that another smart person has written up the pros and cons of AI, and of building friendly AI.
They may all be right. And it may all be the anxiety of the age, trying to find the most dangerous threats out there, in case any is about to become an immediate threat as well. Which is part of the Crisis as well.
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