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Podcast: The Dollar Vigilante
Episode: The Bots Are Planning For The Future: No Humans Allowed
Description:
“With artificial intelligence, we are summoning the demon.”
This was Elon Musk’s warning in 2014.
“In all those stories where there’s the guy with the pentagram and the holy water, it’s like yeah he’s sure he can control the demon. Didn’t work out.”
He did not mean it in a religious or fantasy way. He meant that humans might call something into existence that is smarter than us, harder to control, and not aligned with human values. The danger is always the same. Once it arrives, it follows its own logic, not yours...