Elon Musk's research group opens 'AI gym' to train robots not to destroy the human race

Elon Musk's AI research group has opened a "gym" for robots, to ensure that they can be properly tested. The new project is an attempt to bring together training for artificially intelligent machines, allowing them to be fairly compared with each other – and avoid any problem results. The gym has been launched as the first project from OpenAI, a research group that is funded by backers including Mr Musk as well as a range of other tech leaders. The project launched in December and aims to "advance digital intelligence in the way that is most likely to benefit humanity as a whole, unconstrained by a need to generate financial return". Boston Dynamics describes itself as'building dynamic robots and software for human simulation'.