ohmu , 2 months ago

@arstechnica
This is frustrating.
Why report this? WHY? I thought media learned this lesson from Trump in 2016.

Elon Musk says random sh#t as a way of grabbing attention and marketing. It has about as much attachment to reality as what any random person says. You don't report what my neighbor says about AI. You shouldn't be reporting what Elon Musk says just because he says things.

twoframesperminute , 2 months ago

@arstechnica Gas anyone tallied the predictions of Musk? My bet is he gets about 90% of his predictions wrong, and 99% of those about technology in the coming year.

Elon is not working on AI, and I doubt he has more insight than most.

Of course it all depends on what you measure 'smartness' by.

JayLittle , 2 months ago

@arstechnica What does it take for everybody to realize that Musk is completely and utterly full of shit?

Probably more than this. Sadly.

distractal , 2 months ago

@arstechnica Simply look at the rest of his predictions and you can guess how this one will end.

Spoiler: He has the same level of accuracy as religious people predicting the end of the world.

video_manager , 2 months ago

@arstechnica

...and Elon shows, once again, what an arrogant braggart he is.

mcsquank , 2 months ago

@arstechnica was only one critic asked?

monsoonrains , 2 months ago

@arstechnica AI is not intelligent!!

gavin57 , 2 months ago

@arstechnica If they're talking about AI smarter than Space Junk Karen here, I can believe it. Siri already makes far more sense than him. 🤣

rebolek , 2 months ago

@arstechnica one critic? Anyone who already stopped laughing at the stupidity of this "prediction" says that.

montetrecarte , 2 months ago

@arstechnica although my knowledge of coprology is very parochial, I think the batshit diagnoses is correct.

fl0_id , 2 months ago

@arstechnica so we know what’s definitely not happening

thedansimonson , 2 months ago

@arstechnica “guy who’s wrong all the time speaks publicly again” fixed that for you

jmax , 2 months ago

@arstechnica In fairness, it's likely that AI is already smarter than he is. Low bar.

freevolt24 , 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago)

@arstechnica And people still think of this guy as a role model figure or something like that?

koosswart , 2 months ago

@arstechnica Finally I get some time off.

EverydayMoggie , 2 months ago

Bear in mind that this is the same guy who was totally confident that fully self driving vehicles were only a year away.

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Minski , 2 months ago

@arstechnica Any human he knows, maybe.

skippy442 , 2 months ago

@arstechnica
AI has been smarter than Musk since its inception ... 😎

MylesRyden , 2 months ago

@arstechnica

"AI" might be smarter than Elon by next year, but it won't be smarter than actual human beings.

brennansv , 2 months ago

@arstechnica He’s really good at predicting what will be ready by next year. He’s predicted Tesla FSD will be complete next year for over 8 years now.

Christo , 2 months ago

@arstechnica
Most AI is smarter than Musk

pkprotoplasm , 2 months ago

@arstechnica To be fair, Elon Musk only considers Elon Musk. And in that context, he’s probably not wrong.

Gargron , 2 months ago

@arstechnica Maybe smarter than one human.