Humans will need to be upgraded to keep up with AI, says Musk - E & T Magazine

Robot-authored news stories rated'more credible' by humans Facebook's iOS apps describe photos to blind users China wants to beat Google's AlphaGo with own AI program The development of artificial intelligence is progressing so fast that humans will soon need a technological interface inserted into their brains to be able to keep up with the ever smarter machines, Elon Musk said at a tech conference in California this week. The CEO of SpaceX and Tesla Motors was among a line-up of high-profile tech experts and entrepreneurs discussing the evolution of AI and machine learning at the Code Conference organised by tech publication Recode. He said that judging by the tempo of development, it is likely that AI systems will soon become so sophisticated that they will be able to create even more intelligent computers by themselves that could side-line the human race. Although Musk's comments may seem a bit far-fetched, other speakers at the conference, including Google CEO Sundar Pitchai and Amazon's chief Jeff Bezos, agreed that the technology could start affecting the world within the next five to 20 years. "I would say in five years, there's no doubt in my mind that cognitive AI will impact every decision made from healthcare to education to financial services," said Ginni Rometty, the CEO of IBM, which has been developing its own AI supercomputer, called Watson, since 2005. Amazon's CEO, Jeff Bezos, predicts that AI will dominate the technology sector in approximately 20 years.