Posted on 05/12/2015 8:10:05 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey
Elon Musk's relationship with Google cofounder Larry Page is complicated, to say the least.
On the one hand, the two influential tech CEOs are close friends and business associates; on the other hand, Musk is genuinely worried that Page might just lead to the destruction of humanity as we know it.
"I'm really worried about this," Musk is quoted as saying in Elon Musk, a new authorized biography of the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX.
"This," according to the book, refers to the possibility that Page would develop artificially-intelligent robots that could turn evil and have the ability to annihilate the human race.
Page may be well-meaning, but as Musk says, "He could produce something evil by accident."
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and perhaps LSD...to boot!
ELon seems to have...kumped the track...
That's Funny, I don't find the idea all that far-fetched anymore.
I think Google is the most evil corporation in the world, and I think all of the tech companies are starting to let their inner Fascist fly. Technology is giving them the means to get away with it.
Well, obviously, anything done outside of the government is dangerous and must be stopped.
I think Mussolini stated it best:
“All within the state, nothing outside the state, nothing against the state.”
You are not taking the concern with the degree of seriousness it deserves. *I* have been paying attention, and I happen to know Google bought Boston Dynamics. Do you know what they are doing nowadays?
Here is an old version of it in action.
Not to mention the development of other types, like flying drones, pack mules, cheetahs, etc.
Also not to mention the fact that Google already commands a massive and threatening robot army. They are called "servers." They were also used to help Obama get elected in 2012, so the threat is absolutely serious.
Waiting for that last one to turn around and bite him in the butt!
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