Ma is mainly an AI optimist, whereas Musk has sounded several warnings on the topic. — SCMP
Billionaire techpreneurs Jack Ma and Elon Musk faced off over AI in a much-anticipated morning session at the Shanghai World Artificial Intelligence Conference on Aug 29, and although sparks didn’t actually fly it was clear to the packed audience that they both have a different vision of the future.
“AI will open a new chapter so that humans will know themselves better,” said Jack Ma, Alibaba Group Holding founder. “Most of the projections about AI are wrong ... people who are street-smart about AI are not scared by it.”
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