Elon Musk says AI poses bigger threat than North Korea and could trigger World War Three

Elon Musk has warned that competition for superiority in the world of artificial intelligence could trigger World War III. His tweet followed a statement from Russian President Vladimir Putin that "artificial intelligence is the future, not only for Russia, but for all humankind … It comes with colossal opportunities, but also threats that are difficult to predict. Whoever becomes the leader in this sphere will become the ruler of the world." Musk said he was less concerned about the threat of a nuclear missile strike from North Korea, and said any such action would be "suicide". Musk has long since been a vocal opponent of lethal autonomous weapons.