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Elon Musk expressed concern over humanoid robots that “can chase you anywhere” during a conversation with Rishi Sunak at the end of the government’s artificial intelligence (AI) safety summit on Thursday, 2 November.The billionaire emphasised the need to have an off-switch for humanoid versions that can chase you up the stairs.”You can run up a flight of stairs and get away from a Tesla,” the billionaire said as the UK prime minister laughed.”If a robot can follow you anywhere, what if they get a software update one day, and they’re not so friendly any more?” Mr Musk added. More

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Rishi Sunak clashed with Elon Musk on the value of having a job after the tech mogul told him artificial intelligence (AI) would mean people would no longer have to work. The billionaire […] More

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Rishi Sunak clashed with Elon Musk on the value of having a job after the tech mogul told him artificial intelligence (AI) would mean people would no longer have to work. The billionaire […] More

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Rishi Sunak clashed with Elon Musk on the value of having a job after the tech mogul told him artificial intelligence (AI) would mean people would no longer have to work. The billionaire […] More

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email The first AI Safety Summit has come to an end with Rishi Sunak hailing “landmark” agreements and progress on global collaboration around artificial intelligence. But what did we learn during the two-day summit […] More

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Rishi Sunak has launched the UK’s AI Safety Institute, hailing it as an indicator of the UK’s position as a “global hub” for AI safety. The organisation, first announced by the Prime Minister […] More

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Watch live as Rishi Sunak delivers closing remarks at the global summit on artificial intelligence (AI) in Bletchley Park on Thursday, 2 November. Ministers have convened governments from around the world alongside technology […] More

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Losing control of artificial intelligence (AI) is the biggest concern around the computer science, the Technology Secretary has said. Michelle Donelan said a Terminator-style scenario was a “potential area” where AI development could […] More