ElonMuskRecently attended the 27th Milken Global Conference, during which the Tesla and SpaceX The CEO of , expressed his optimism about artificial intelligence (AI), believing that AI that “pursues truth” can “promote the development of human civilization.” However, when asked whether AI can “accelerate” space exploration, he was less enthusiastic.
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"Can artificial intelligence help you achieve your space exploration goals faster?" asked host Michael Milken.
Musk responded, “In fact, there is almost no use of artificial intelligence in space exploration. SpaceX and Starlink use almost no artificial intelligence technology.This is not because I am against it, but because we have not found a suitable application scenario so far.. "
Musk said,He tried to use an improved artificial intelligence language model to learn space knowledge, but the results were not satisfactory."I've asked these models questions about the Fermi paradox, rocket engine design, and electrochemistry, but so far their answers have been disappointing," Musk said. The Fermi paradox refers to the fact that if there are a large number of extraterrestrial civilizations in the Milky Way, then we should be able to observe them easily, but the reality is not the case. Therefore, artificial intelligence still has a long way to go in the field of space exploration.
Despite his reservations about the use of AI in space exploration, Musk is still investing heavily in the research and development of artificial intelligence through his startup xAI. According to xAI's official website, its goal is to use artificial intelligence technology to "accelerate human scientific discovery." Previously, Musk predicted that artificial intelligence will surpass human intelligence by the end of 2026.
In Musk's other companies, the application of artificial intelligence is more extensive. He integrated Grok, a chatbot similar to ChatGPT, into the social media platform X, and considered using artificial intelligence technology to help users summarize news information.
For Tesla, Musk hopes to build an intelligent humanoid robot named Optimus for production operations. However, due to the issue of shareholding ratio, Tesla's automotive business has currently suspended the research and development of artificial intelligence. Musk said on the X platform that owning 25% shares will give him greater influence on the development direction of Tesla's artificial intelligence.
In addition to being optimistic about the potential of artificial intelligence, Musk also expressed concerns about potential risks, such as the spread of false information that artificial intelligence may bring and the unemployment caused by widespread automation. The tech billionaire also believes that super-intelligent artificial intelligence has the potential to save humanity or destroy it.
"I think AI is likely to cause the extinction of the human race," Musk said at the Abundance Summit's "AI Debate" panel in March. "I probably agree with Geoff Hinton that the probability is somewhere between 10% and 20%."
But he also said that despite the risks, we should still take the risk. "I think the positive possibilities outweigh the negative possibilities," he said.