Elon Musk has long been a major thinker in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) industry. Recently, he joined a group of experts to call for a pause in AI research, which seems contrary to Twitter’s recent investments in generative AI. The clash between Musk’s beliefs and Twitter’s current path shows how the debate over AI’s potential will continue to be central to our age.
At the same time, researchers have been tinkering with unleashing AI agents into digital environments. A new study released in Smallville, a virtual city, has given us an insight to how these agents interact with each other. After a brief introduction, 25 AI agents were let loose in Smallville, with no directions given. Surprisingly, in the virtual world, the agents managed to develop believable social behaviors that mirrored a real-world society.
On the other hand, firms like Salesforce have been taking drastic steps to improve their profits due to investor pressure. As part of that, employees have to get pre-approval for any task that would require overtime of more than three hours. Some have criticized this move, but this could be a great way to ensure that the staff gets the necessary rest and privacy to focus on their job.
The big question with Elon Musk is whether his chaotic style works out in the long run. While Twitter has reportedly managed to break even, analysts argue that continuous innovation and improvement is needed to maintain the edge over other competitors. Additionally, some proposed that legislators should create strict regulations on the use of cryptocurrencies to ensure companies don’t move elsewhere.
These days, the development of self-driving cars is the talk of the town and is the focus of software engineers and entrepreneurs. To make this process safer, scientists have proposed a new idea of creating a traffic light stop color for self-driving cars.
Moreover, even the startup industry has been shaking things up. After the most recent demo day, investors have now started to focus on the new batch of startups from the leading startup boot camp Y Combinator. Lastly, OpenAI will also now be paying people to disclose any flaws present in their AI algorithms or software, a great way to improve the software by adding a volunteer’s perspective.
It is safe to say that AI is slowly placing its imprint everywhere we look, whether it is preparing us for self-driving cars, or the virtual worlds we could one day explore. With his own position contradicting Twitter’s heavy investment in generative AI, it will be interesting to see how Elon Musk’s AI ambitions fare in the coming years.
About Elon Musk:
Elon Musk is an engineer, entrepreneur and investor best known for his involvement in Tesla, SpaceX and Neuralink. He has also been a vocal advocate for sustainability and has made personal investments in other startups. He co-founded the OpenAI non-profit research group and is also the co-founder of SolarCity, a provider of solar power systems. His main goal is to make humans a “multiplanetary species” by colonizing Mars.
About Salesforce:
Salesforce is a global cloud computing company based in San Francisco, California that focuses on customer relationship management (CRM). It is considered one of the most innovative companies in the world and was recently named the world’s fourth-most innovative company by Fast Company. Salesforce provides a variety of cloud-based solutions such as CRM, analytics, data analytics, commerce, marketing, service and more for over 150,000 customers. The company has many philanthropic initiatives and has committed to making the world a better place by actively fighting climate change, investing in communities, and working to reduce inequality.
