Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg clash over risks of artificial intelligence

Two tech billionaires are clashing over the future of artificial intelligence. Tesla co-founder Elon Musk warned this month that AI is a “fundamental risk to the existence of human civilization.” “I keep sounding the alarm bell but, you know, until people see robots going down the street killing people they don’t know how to react, ’cause it seems so ethereal,” Musk said at the National Governors Association. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg criticized those comments, without referring to Musk by name, during a Facebook Live broadcast from his backyard. “I think that people who are naysayers and kind of try to drum up these doomsday scenarios are – I don’t understand it. It’s really negative and in some ways I actually think it’s pretty irresponsible,” Zuckerberg said. Musk fired back Tuesday in a tweet: “I’ve talked to Mark about this. His understanding of the subject is limited.” The editor of Fast Company magazine, Robert Safian, told “CBS This Morning” Wednesday, “I think they’re both right and they’re both wrong.” Play Video Saturday Students using site powered by A.I. to cheat? New technology and artificial intelligence are making it even easier for students to cheat. CBS News contributor and Wired editor-in-chief Nichol… Safian…


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