Tesla CEO Elon Musk Thinks Artificial Intelligence Is Scarier North Korea Nukes – TheStreet.com

Always tweeting Tesla ( TSLA) CEO Elon Musk doesn't seem too scared of North Korean nuclear missiles striking his U.S. based Gigafactory.

But he is worried about the long-range effects of more powerful computers.

"If you're not concerned about AI safety, you should be. Vastly more risk than North Korea," Musk tweeted on Friday night.

While Musk's comments seem somewhat bombastic, they do shed light on the growing influence of artificial intelligence on humanity.

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