'Where Are The Aliens?' Jack Ma and Elon Musk's Weird Debate on Space, AI and the Future of Work

Alibaba Group chairman Jack Ma and Tesla CEO Elon Musk went head-to-head in a debate in Shanghai. The organizers of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai got more than they bargained for when they arranged a debate between Alibaba's billionaire chairman Jack Ma and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. With a combined net worth of over $56 billion, the pair delved deep into the potential benefits and consequences of this burgeoning technology. Tesla's Musk argued that "people think of AI as a smart human; it's going to be much more than that." Tesla's CEO likened the plight of ordinary humans trying to understand AI to that of chimpanzees trying to understand humans.