The Simplistic Debate Over Artificial Intelligence

Man will only become better when you make him see what he is like. The disagreement this summer between two currently-reigning U.S. tech titans has brought new visibility to the debate about possible risks of Artificial Intelligence. Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has been warning since 2014 about the doomsday potential of runaway AI. Along the way, Musk's views have been challenged by many but the debate went mainstream when another billionaire celebrity CEO, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg took issue with what he believes to be Musk's alarmist view. This tiff of the titans is worth noting because of the high stakes and because their opposing views represent the most common schism over AI.