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☆ Elon Musk says AI is 'dangerous technology' and needs regulating to ensure it's 'operating within the public interest'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-04 | by ( Sam Tabahriti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

His comments were prompted by an investor asking whether AI could help Musk make cars. "We should need some kind of regulatory authority or something, overseeing AI development and making sure it's operating within the public interest." Musk described AI as "quite a dangerous technology" in his response to the investor, adding he feared he "may have done things to accelerate it." People have been using it for side hustles using the AI tool, while others have used it to write cover letters. Insider's Adam Rogers wrote about how ChatGPT, or other similar AI tools like Microsoft's Bing, are "bullshit engines" and why they shouldn't be trusted.

☆ Gulf states have given billions in aid to Egypt. Now they want to see returns
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( Nadeen Ebrahim | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

He was referring to the tens of billions of dollars in bailouts his country has received from the wealthy Gulf monarchies over the past decade. Many of those assets have long been under the control of Egypt’s military, an economic behemoth and the backbone of Sisi’s power. This time, however, Gulf Arab allies – especially Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates – want to see returns. Last year alone, Gulf states pledged $22 billion to Egypt as it faced an economic crisis caused partly by the fallout from the Ukraine war, Reuters reported. Analysts say that Egypt was pushed by Gulf states to accept the IMF’s conditions, especially those on privatization.

Paris/London CNN —The European Parliament on Tuesday banned TikTok from staff devices over cybersecurity concerns, meaning the Chinese video-sharing app is now barred in all three of the EU’s main institutions. The parliament also “strongly recommended” that its members and staff remove TikTok from their personal devices. “We appreciate that some governments have wisely chosen not to implement such bans due to a lack of evidence that there is any such need.”Last week, the European Commission announced it was banning TikTok from official devices, citing cybersecurity concerns. On Monday, the White House directed federal agencies to remove TikTok from all government-issued devices within 30 days, with few exceptions. Brooke Oberwetter, a TikTok spokesperson, called the ban “little more than political theater.”“The ban of TikTok on federal devices passed in December without any deliberation, and unfortunately that approach has served as a blueprint for other world governments,” Oberwetter said in a statement.

☆ ChatGPT creator Sam Altman says the world may not be 'that far away from potentially scary' AI and feels 'regulation will be critical'
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-20 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Amid discussions and scrutiny, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman shared his thoughts on AI In a series of tweets on Sunday. He warned the world may not be "that far from potentially scary" AI and said regulation will be "critical." regulation will be critical and will take time to figure out; although current-generation AI tools aren't very scary, i think we are potentially not that far away from potentially scary ones," he tweeted. Altman's been talking about regulating AI since 2015It's not the first time Altman has talked about regulating AI. "In an ideal world, regulation would slow down the bad guys and speed up the good guys — it seems like what happens with the first SMI to be developed will be very important."

☆ Esther Wojcicki raised 2 successful CEOs and a doctor—here's why she thinks good grades don't matter
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-19 | by ( Tom Huddleston Jr. | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The grades you got in school don't really matter, says educator and bestselling author Esther Wojcicki. "The number one way I think we need to [encourage creative students] is we need to cut the importance of grades." Wojcicki's decades of teaching high school taught her that good grades are overrated, and not a significant indicator of a child's future success. Yet they're an important factor in how the country's education system views students' success and determines their future opportunities, she said in Dubai. "Everybody is fighting for grades and those grades lead to college, and if you don't have those grades you cannot go," Wojcicki said.

☆ Vice President Harris: ‘Russia Has Committed Crimes Against Humanity’
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-18 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Watch: Elon Musk Says a New Twitter CEO Could Be Named by Year-EndElon Musk, who bought Twitter in October, said the likely time to put in place a new person to take over the day-to-day management of the social-media platform could be toward the end of 2023. He spoke remotely at the World Government Summit in Dubai. Photo: Kamran Jebreili/Associated Press

☆ OpenAI cofounder Elon Musk said the non-profit he helped create is now focused on 'maximum-profit,' which is 'not what I intended at all'
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-17 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk said OpenAI has become a "maximum-profit," closed-source firm "effectively controlled by Microsoft." The billionaire said this is not what he "intended" when he co-founded the company in 2015. Musk wrote in response: "OpenAI was created as an open source (which is why I named it "Open" AI), non-profit company to serve as a counterweight to Google, but now it has become a closed source, maximum-profit company effectively controlled by Microsoft. The company announced a partnership with Microsoft the same year and welcomed a $1 billion investment from the tech giant. Speaking at the 2023 World Government Summit in Dubai this week Musk said "we need to regulate AI Safety."

☆ Watch: Aerial Footage Shows Surface Cracks From Turkey Earthquake
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-17 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

☆ Why Moldova Is Important in the Russia-Ukraine War
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-17 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

☆ Elon Musk cofounded the company behind ChatGPT but he's warning that unregulated AI comes with 'great danger'
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-16 | by ( Taiyler Simone Mitchell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

He said that regulating AI "may slow down AI a little bit," but it "might also be a good thing." "It's both positive or negative and has great, great promise, great capability," Musk said of AI, adding that "with that comes great danger." "I think we need to regulate AI safety, frankly," Musk said Wednesday. As the founder of Neuralink and CEO of Tesla, both of which utilize AI, Musk has previously spoken out about AI. Because I think by the time we are reactive in AI regulation, it's too late," he continued.

☆ Elon Musk: New Twitter CEO Could Be Named by the End of the Year
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( David S. Cloud | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Elon Musk spoke virtually to the World Government Council in Dubai on Wednesday. DUBAI—Elon Musk said the likely time to put in place a new Twitter Inc. CEO could be toward the end of the year. Last year, Mr. Musk floated the idea of naming someone to take over day-to-day management of the social-media platform that he bought in October in a deal valued at $44 billion.

☆ Elon Musk says end-2023 'good timing' to find new Twitter head
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( Yousef Saba | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

DUBAI, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Twitter Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Wednesday that towards the end of 2023 would be "good timing" to find someone else to run Twitter, when he expects the social media platform to be stable. On Dec. 21, Musk said on Twitter that he would resign as its chief executive "as soon as I find someone foolish enough to take the job!" He added that he would "just run the software & servers teams". Musk ran a poll on the social media platform days earlier on whether he should step down as Twitter CEO, in which a majority of respondents said he should. Reporting by Yousef Saba; Editing by Christopher Cushing and Kenneth MaxwellOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Elon Musk aiming to appoint his successor as Twitter CEO by the end of 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( Arjun Kharpal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Musk indicated that he is aiming to find someone to succeed him as Twitter CEO by the end of 2023. Elon Musk said Wednesday that he might be able to appoint his successor as Twitter CEO by the end of 2023 but first needs to "stabilize" his social media company. Musk took over as CEO of Twitter in October as part of his $44 billion acquisition of the social media firm. In December, Musk tweeted a poll asking people whether he should step down as the head of Twitter. After that, I will just run the software & servers teams," Musk tweeted after the poll.

☆ Elon Musk's mood and intensity at Twitter are 'worse' than during Tesla's existential crisis 5 years ago, staff says
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( Kali Hays | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

People who have worked for him at Tesla and now Twitter think recent months have proved worse. There's a new refrain among some Tesla employees who continue to work out of Twitter's San Francisco headquarters: "worse than 2018." Still, there is "zero talk" inside Twitter of a new CEO coming in to replace Musk, this person added. There are some similarities between Musk at Tesla then and him at Twitter now. Musk's overall mood at Twitter seemed to start deteriorating toward the end of last year, two of the people familiar said.

☆ Elon Musk says he didn't have any rules about limiting his kids' time on social media but that may have been a mistake
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk said he may have made an error by not restricting the time his kids spend on social media. Musk recently tweaked Twitter's algorithm after users said their feeds were swamped by his posts. Asked whether he restricts his kids' time on social media, Musk said he didn't have any rules but that "might have been a mistake." "At this point, they're being programmed by some social-media algorithm, which you may or may not agree with," Musk added. This week, many Twitter users said their feeds were full of posts from Musk, per Platformer reporter Zoe Schiffer.

☆ Elon Musk aiming to find his successor at Twitter by end of year
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( Becky Anderson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Dubai CNN —Elon Musk is aiming to “find someone else” to run Twitter by the end of this year. He first needs to “stabilize the organization” and make sure “it’s financially in a healthy place,” Musk said Wednesday, speaking via videolink at the World Government Summit in Dubai. “Probably towards the end of this year would be good timing to find someone else to run the company,” he said. “I think it should be in a stable position around the end of this year.”In December, the billionaire said he would step down as Twitter’s CEO but only when he identified a successor, after millions of Twitter users voted for his ouster in a poll that he set up on the platform. Musk’s tenure as CEO has resulted in sweeping, occasionally erratic shifts at one of the world’s most influential social media companies.

☆ Elon Musk says the end of 2023 is a 'good timing' to find a new CEO for Twitter because the company will be 'stable' by then
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk says he plans to have someone take over his job as Twitter CEO near the end of 2023. He said end-2023 would be "good timing" to hand over the reins because Twitter should be "stable" then. "I don't know, I'm guessing probably towards the end of this year should be a good timing to find someone else to run the company," Musk added. Musk then started a Twitter poll on December 18, asking users whether he should "step down as head of Twitter." The results of the poll didn't swing in his favor — some 57.5% of the poll's more than 17.5 million respondents voted for Musk to step down as Twitter CEO.

☆ Elon Musk, who co-founded firm behind ChatGPT, warns A.I. is 'one of the biggest risks' to civilization
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

"One of the biggest risks to the future of civilization is AI," Musk told attendees at the World Government Summit in Dubai, shortly after mentioning the development of ChatGPT. "It's both positive or negative and has great, great promise, great capability," Musk said. ChatGPT "has illustrated to people just how advanced AI has become," according to Musk. "I think we need to regulate AI safety, frankly," Musk said. The billionaire has long warned of the perils of unfettered AI development.

☆ Elon Musk said he fears a single world government could lead to the 'collapse' of civilization while speaking at a World Government Summit
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Elon Musk spoke at the World Government Summit via video link on Wednesday. He warned that a "single world government" could lead to the collapse of civilization. "If we are too much of a single civilization, the whole thing may collapse," he said. "If we are too much of a single civilization, the whole thing may collapse," Musk said. At Wednesday's conference, Musk also encouraged politicians to "speak authentically" on social media, and said he plans to find a new Twitter CEO by the end of the year.

☆ Twitter owner Elon Musk says CEOs and politicians should take a leaf out of his book and be more authentic on social media
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk says other CEOs and leaders should run their own social media accounts. Musk is famed for his frequently wacky tweets and has sometimes gotten into trouble over his posts. Musk said criticism is "really not that bad" and encouraged others to be authentic on social media. Speaking at the World Government Summit in Dubai on Wednesday, the billionaire said he encourages CEOs, legislators, ministers, and other leaders to "speak authentically" on social media. Musk, who has often run into trouble over his tweets, said getting criticism is "really not that bad."

☆ Growth and sustainability need to be synonymous, UAE minister says
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailGrowth and sustainability need to be synonymous, UAE minister saysSarah Al Amiri, UAE minister of state for advanced technology, speaks to CNBC's Dan Murphy at the World Government Summit in Dubai on growth and sustainability in the United Arab Emirates.

☆ Ukraine war live updates: NATO leaders to meet in Brussels; Wagner Group makes gains around Bakhmut
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

The International Monetary Fund's managing director Kristalina Georgieva said Tuesday that Ukraine is fighting not just in defense of its national sovereignty but to protect the international rule of law. "In Ukraine, people strongly believe they're fighting not just for themselves, they're fighting for the right of every nation to exist and run its own affairs," the director of the United Nations financial institution said at the World Government Summit in Dubai. Georgieva said that a problem which is Ukraine's problem today can tomorrow "be a problem for many other countries," adding that it is in "everybody's interest" to defend a rules-based global system. "If we blow up rule of law internationally, how are we going to keep it domestically?" "It is for everyone, everybody's interest to defend it."

☆ Tesla board member says Musk doesn't mind bankruptcy if a rival builds a better car: 'That's his philosophy'
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk remarked that he wouldn't mind Tesla going bankrupt, if this means a rival company builds a better car, according to a member of the firm's board. "I think that's his philosophy and Tesla's philosophy," said Mizuno, who was chosen to join the company's board in April 2020. Musk has previously said that the automaker could have gone bankrupt multiple times in its almost 20-year history. Investors question whether Musk is getting distracted, at a time when Tesla faces increased competition, macroeconomic uncertainty and regulatory scrutiny. Nevertheless, Mizuno backed Musk and suggested that he admired the tech magnate's tenacity.

☆ Siemens CEO: We need a bureaucracy reduction act
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailSiemens CEO: We need a bureaucracy reduction actChristian Bruch, CEO of Siemens Energy, speaks to CNBC's Dan Murphy at the World Government Summit in Dubai.

☆ Tesla board member Hiromichi Mizuno: We don’t care about the competition
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailTesla board member Hiromichi Mizuno: We don’t care about the competitionHiromichi Mizuno, chief investment officer of the Japan Government Pension Investment Fund and a Tesla board member, speaks to CNBC's Dan Murphy at the World Government Summit in Dubai.

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