Will Mark Zuckerberg ‘Like’ This Column?
It’s not so great when the emperor is Caligula.”
In July, the chief of Tesla and SpaceX told a meeting of governors that they should adopt A. I.
legislation before robots start “going down the street killing people.” In August, he tweeted that A. I.
going rogue represents “vastly more risk than North Korea.”
And in September, he tweeted out a Gizmodo story headlined “Hackers Have Already Started to Weaponize Artificial Intelligence,” reporting that researchers proved that A. I.
Vladimir Putin has denied digital meddling in the U. S. elections.
Days after Donald Trump pulled out his disorienting win, Zuckerberg told a tech conference
that the contention that fake news had influenced the election was “a pretty crazy idea,” showing a “profound lack of empathy” toward Trump voters.
In Africa, the social network faces accusations that it helped human traffickers extort victims’ families by leaving up abusive videos.”
The Sandberg admission was also game, set and match for Elon Musk, who has been sounding
the alarm for years about the danger of Silicon Valley’s creations and A. I.
mind children getting out of control and hurting humanity.
