Elon Musk AI warning

04 Aug 2026 · 17:12

Elon Musk reshares 'forecast' he made in 2014 on AI, says his warning was correct

Elon Musk has reshared an old warning about artificial intelligence dangers. He believes rapid machine intelligence advances pose an existential threat to humanity. Musk's 2014 prediction about AI being more dangerous than nukes is reiterated. He has consistently advocated for public oversight and regulation of AI development. Other tech figures and academics have previously pushed back against his alarmism.

17 Aug 2026 · 12:51

'Godfather of AI' agrees with Elon Musk: Mass unemployment is coming and worse

Geoffrey Hinton, the Nobel laureate known as the "Godfather of AI", says Elon Musk is right that AI will end most jobs. Speaking with Senator Bernie Sanders at Georgetown University, the AI pioneer warned of massive unemployment, arguing Big Tech's trillion-dollar data centre spending only pays off by replacing workers cheaply. Sanders estimates nearly 100 million US jobs face automation risk.