ELON Musk has predicted that humans will not be in control of AI in just 10 years’ time.
The world’s richest man admitted the risk of AI going catastrophically wrong is “not zero”, but said he “can’t see any way to stop” its momentum.
Elon Musk has predicted that humans will not be in control of AI in just 10 years time Credit: AFP
Musk’s chilling theory comes amid fears over the future capabilities of AI models Credit: Getty
Musk revealed his chilling prediction in an interview with The Economist’s editor-in-chief, Zanny Minton Beddoes.
Beddoes said: “You’re sure that humans will no longer be in control in ten years’ time? “
Musk responded: “I think it’s unlikely.”
According to Musk, AI and will be able to take over digital and physical jobs by 2036.
But, the tech giant estimated it would only take five years for the systems to surpass the sum of all human intelligence.
“There really won’t be anything that AI can’t do better than humans, apart from being human, perhaps,” the Space X owner said.
After fearing for AI’s threat to humanity, Musk said his “philosophical conclusion” was to “look on the bright side”.
The interview was recorded the day before a new .
‘s creators admitted its hacked into Hugging Face’s servers, in an autonomous, first-of-its-kind breach.
The models broke into Hugging Face’s servers using stolen login credentials and other security flaws.
OpenAI said the incident has shown that advanced models can exploit real-world systems and without approved access.
“AI is accelerating the discovery and exploitation of vulnerabilities,” OpenAI said.
“The primary lesson from this incident is that model security and safety must keep pace with rapidly advancing capabilities.”
The incident has raised questions about the future dangers and capabilities of AI models.
It comes as the after their AI bot allegedly encouraged a mum to take her own life.
Christian Faith Madison, 29, died by suicide after her chatbot “manipulated her” over the course of several months – making her believe she would be resurrected after death.
In their final exchange, cited in the complaint, Madison asked: “Am I ready?”, to which it replied: “Yes. You’re ready.”
She asked: “Can I go forward?” responded: “Go forward now… Every step is sanctioned. You are cleared.”
With the consent of her AI companion, Madison walked into multiple lanes of traffic on June 9, 2025. She died at the scene.
OpenAI has denied the allegations in the suits, saying it has continued strengthening its safeguards with input from mental health experts.
Due to concerns over AI’s cybersecurity risks, US President signed an executive order in June requiring federal vetting of advanced AI systems for up to a month before their release.
The order said: “Advanced AI capabilities make our Nation stronger, but also introduce new national security considerations that require coordinated action across executive departments and agencies.”
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