Artificial intelligence will eliminate the need for all jobs and give people robot friends who “know you better than you know yourself”, Elon Musk has told Rishi Sunak.
The technology billionaire said that the rapid advance of AI technology would raise the question of “how do we find meaning in life” as computers became able to do all jobs better than humans.
As Sunak struck a deal for spy agencies and government experts to check AI before it was released, the prime minister and Musk also raised the possibility of Terminator-style robots turning on humans, stressing the need for “off switches”.
Musk endorsed the prime minister’s decision to invite China to the AI safety summit
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In an unprecedented 40-minute interview, Sunak questioned Musk about his views on the future of AI after a summit which he insisted would “tip
