Forget Elon Musk's ban -- let's put our energy into building safe AI - ReadWrite

Elon Musk recently commented on the need to regulate AI, citing it as an existential risk for humanity. As is the case with any human creation, the increasing leverage technology affords humans can certainly be used for good or evil, but the premise that we need to fear AI and regulate it this early in its development is not well founded. The first question we might consider is whether what we fear is the apathy or malevolence that AI might evolve. I bring this up because Musk himself has previously referred to the development of AI as "summoning the demon," associating the imagery of evil with it. Any honest assessment of the history of mankind shows us that the most shockingly malevolent intent can arise from human hearts and minds.