Elon Musk: Artificial intelligence a ‘fundamental risk to the existence of human civilization’

Published July 15, 2017 7:21pm ET



Telsa CEO Elon Musk said on Saturday that people “should be really concerned” about artificial intelligence which “is a fundamental risk for human civilization.”

He made the comment at the National Governors Association meeting in Providence, R.I., after being asked by newly elected NGA chair Gov. Brian Sandoval about whether robots are going replace human jobs and how much he sees A.I. coming into the workplace.

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