It’s been a long time coming, and now the robot apocalypse is almost here. Well, maybe. Every genius we have — from Stephen Hawking to Bill Gates to Steve Wozniak — has been warning us that artificial intelligence is going to be the end of humanity. In fact, none have been so vocal as secret Tony Stark Elon Musk, and he’s finally getting ready to do something about it.
Join Jessica Chobot as she explains Musk’s 7 million-dollar plan to back research that will hopefully help us maintain control over the robots. But should we? Are we speeding ourselves even faster towards oblivion by trying to contain that which we don’t understand?! Find out on today’s Nerdist News!
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