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During a surprise appearance at HBO's Westworld panel at South by Southwest, Elon Musk again expressed his fear of artificial intelligence (AI). "I'm really quite close, very close to the cutting edge in AI. It scares the hell out of me," Musk said. "It's capable of vastly more than almost anyone on Earth, and the rate of improvement is exponential." He added, "I think the danger of AI is much bigger than the danger of nuclear warheads by a lot. Nobody would suggest we allow the world to just build nuclear warheads if they want, that would be insane. And mark my words: AI is far more dangerous than nukes."