Elon Musk says AI is 'the biggest risk we face'

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has warned that regulation of artificial intelligence is needed because it's a'fundamental risk to the existence of human civilisation.' The billionaire said regulations will stop humanity from being outsmarted by computers, or'deep intelligence in the network', that can start wars by manipulating information. Governments must have a better understanding of artificial intelligence technology's rapid evolution in order to fully comprehend the risks, he said. 'Once there is awareness, people will be extremely afraid, as they should be...By the time we are reactive in AI regulation, it'll be too late,' he added. Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk responds to a question by Nevada Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval during the closing plenary session entitled'Introducing the New Chairs Initiative - Ahead' on the third day of the National Governors Association's meeting on Saturday When asked at the 2016 Code Conference in California if the answer to the question of whether we are in a simulated computer game was'yes', Elon Musk said'probably.'