Putin tells Carlson that Musk is “unstoppable” and advocates an “international agreement” on AI

The president of Russia, Vladimir Putinhe said in an interview with the ultraconservative American journalist Tucker Carlson who sees the businessman Elon Musk as a person and businessman “unstoppable”And defended a“International agreement”to regulate the Artificial intelligence (IA).

In the interview there was space for the topic AI: first the Russian president opined that genetic research is a threat to humanity to such an extent that “now it is possible to create a superhuman”, and then commented that Musk “has already implanted a chip in the human brain in the USA.”.

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“I believe that Elon Musk He is unstoppable, he will do whatever he deems necessary. However, they have to find common ground with him, find ways to persuade him. I think he’s a really smart person. Then you will need to reach an agreement with him, as this process needs to be formalized and subject to certain rules.“, sustained.

Elon Musk, CEO of X (formerly Twitter), gestures during an event in London on November 2, 2023, following the UK Artificial Intelligence (AI) Security Summit. (Photo by Kirsty Wigglesworth / POOL / AFP) (KIRSTY WIGGLESWORTH/)

Putin said it can be done “an approximate prediction of what will happen”with the development of genetics and AI, remembering the case of nuclear weapons, which progressed until countries understood that their negligent use could lead to extinction and agreed to stop them.

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“It is impossible to stop genetics research, just as it was impossible to stop the use of gunpowder in the past, but the sooner we realize that the threat comes from the unbridled and uncontrolled development of AI, genetics or any other field, the time will come to an international agreement on how to regulate these things” he added.

Musk, who commented on his X account that he was watching the two-hour interview, has not yet responded to the allusions.

Source: Elcomercio