Are Steve Wozniak and Elon Musk having a Robert Oppenheimer Moment regarding AI?
What is a Robert Oppenheimer Moment?
As he witnessed the first nuclear weapon blast on July 16, 1945, a piece of Hindu scripture ran through the mind of Robert Oppenheimer (the leader of the Manhattan Project) : “ Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds‘”
It seems Steve and Elon think research into AI should be slowed lest we get ahead of ourselves. (cue the wavy lines and time warp effect and Morgan Freeman says:) “In 1812, the first steamboats began plying the mighty Mississippi. In 1852 the first steam boiler pressure gauge was patented. In the 40 years from 1812 to 1852 over 4000 lives were lost in steam boiler explosions along the mighty Mississippi. It would appear (dramatic pause) we’d gotten ahead of ourselves!”
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