"My point is that AGI is a meaningless concept, don''t even talk about it. There are a lot of risks related to AI, he talks about the wrong ones (machines taking over) distracting us from the real issues (eg fairness)," Pesenti continued.
Pesanti said that lots of people are talking about fairness and AI.
"There is even a conference for it https://facctconference.org. It hasn''t reached broader awareness because it''s just drowned out by all the AGI/singularity nonsense," he said on Wednesday.
Multiple AI researchers from different companies told CNBC that they see Musk''s AI comments as inappropriate.
Musk has also quit the board of OpenAI, a non-profit AI research company he co-founded that aims to promote and develop friendly AI that benefits the humanity.
In a public spat with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg who is a big advocate for the AI technology, Musk said: "I''ve talked to Mark about this (AI). His understanding of the subject is limited".
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