Bill Gates declares 'AI is the holy grail', but at what cost to humanity?

He said advanced AI robotics will eliminate jobs, and that there is also a real issue with making sure humans retain control of machines at all times. Echoing Gates' warning over AI, Tesla's CEO Elon Musk also shared his worry that AI is only used by a small percentage of people "to the detriment of humanity as a whole". Although excited about AI developments, Musk told the Live Code audience that "not all AI futures are benign,' and that very real dangers are associated with the technology. The other two big headliners at the conference were Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Facebook director Hussein Mehanna, with both talking strategy and their companies objectives in the AI market. Google's Pichai confidently stated that his company was in the AI game to win it. He said: "For us, we definitely see a huge opportunity.