By Thomas Gallatin, Patriot Post, July 24, 2024
Recently, billionaire tech tycoon Elon Musk sat down for an interview with Jordan Peterson. Hosted by The Daily Wire, the interview focused on Musk’s most recent venture, his Artificial Intelligence development company xAI, but the conversation quickly delved into deeper questions of metaphysical and philosophical interests, such as the definition and limits of consciousness.
At one point, Musk appeared to reveal his motivation for developing AI technology, which he considers “potentially more dangerous than nukes.”
The issue for Musk boils down to the same issue for conservatives and their views on mainstream media: upholding the truth over and against the lies of woke ideology. Musk points to the danger of AI pushing a destructive or dangerous ideology onto society. He imagines, for example, a scenario in which AI forces DEI upon us “by whatever means necessary.” …