Musk: Artificial intelligence safety carries 'more risk' than North Korea

Elon Musk has called artificial intelligence "a fundamental risk to the existence of human civilization." According to Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, concerns over artificial intelligence safety carry "more risk" than the potential for a nuclear war with North Korea. Musk made the remark on Twitter on August 11, with a poster reading "In the end the machines will win." "If you're not concerned about AI safety, you should be," Musk wrote. If you're not concerned about AI safety, you should be.