Elon Musk: Artificial intelligence battle 'most likely cause' of WWIII

Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, appears during the International Space Station Research and Development Conference on July 19, 2017. A race toward "superiority" between countries over artificial intelligence will be the most likely cause of World War III, warns entrepreneur Elon Musk. The CEO of Tesla and SpaceX has been outspoken about his fears of AI, urging countries to consider regulations now before the technology becomes more widely used. The comments were sparked by comments from Russian President Vladimir Putin, who said the country leading the way in AI "will become ruler of the world," reports news site RT. "It begins," said Musk in an earlier tweet ahead of his warning about the potential risks.