Tech tycoon Elon Musk is sounding the alarm about the risks of artificial intelligence (AI)—specifically, its potential for “civilizational destruction.” In an April 14 preview of his interview with Fox News’ Tucker Carlson, Musk stresses that the ramifications of such technology could be disastrous for humanity. “AI is more dangerous than, say, mismanaged aircraft design…
AI Could Cause ‘Civilizational Destruction,’ Musk Warns
Elon Musk in Interview With Tucker Carlson Warns AI Could Cause ‘Civilizational Destruction’
Tech tycoon Elon Musk is sounding the alarm about the risks of artificial intelligence (AI)—specifically, its potential for “civilizational destruction.” In an April 14 preview of his interview with Fox News’ Tucker Carlson, Musk stresses that the ramifications of such technology could be disastrous for humanity. “AI is more dangerous than, say, mismanaged aircraft design…
Did Musk Just Mortally Wound State-Funded Media?
Commentary In the age of tailored internet news based on individual predilections and tastes, blogs of every specialty and complexion numbering in the thousands, and cable channels catering to whichever way one leans ideologically, taxpayer-financed media organizations have been dinosaurs for decades. The argument that has long been made for having the federal government sustain…
Elon Musk Turning Twitter Into Totalitarian Social Credit App?
Commentary Like WeChat in China, Musk seeks to merge Twitter’s social media app, banking, payments, and many more activities into a single source of information—and monitoring. Twitter, as we know it, anyway, has ceased to exist. According to a filing in California federal court on April 4, Twitter Inc. is no longer a company. It’s…
DA Says Elon Musk’s Tweet Related to Tech CEO’s Murder Is ‘Irresponsible’
San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins denounced a social media post shared by Tesla founder and Twitter CEO Elon Musk in relation to the recent stabbing murder of Cash App founder Bob Lee. Lee, a 43-year-old tech executive, died at a hospital after being found wounded on a sidewalk in a San Francisco suburb earlier…
Elon Musk Speaks Out Against Child Sex Changes
Tesla founder and Twitter CEO Elon Musk doubled down on his previous criticism of adults who allow minors to undergo gender transition procedures on April 14, stating that the sterilization of children through such procedures should be punishable with life imprisonment. “Any parent or doctor who sterilizes a child before they are a consenting adult…
Elon Musk Warns of ‘Tough Sledding’ Ahead for US Economy
Elon Musk predicted that the U.S. economy will be in for a hard slog until at least the spring of 2024, joining a growing list of ominous warnings about America’s economic outlook after a series of recent high-profile bank failures. “Tough sledding until spring next year is my best guess,” the Tesla CEO said in…
Twitter Allowing Users to Monetize Content Through Subscriptions
Twitter will allow users to apply to monetize their content—including long-form text and hours-long videos—through follower subscriptions in the latest change to the social media platform. “Apply to offer your followers subscriptions of any material, from long-form text to hours-long video! Just tap on ‘Monetization’ in settings,” Twitter CEO Musk wrote in a tweet on April 13. The…
Does Elon Musk Want to Buy Substack?—Bill Ottman on Twitter–Substack Rift and How Censorship Fuels Violence
Why did Twitter recently appear to censor Substack content? What was revealed in the open-source algorithms that Twitter recently published? And what does a truly free and open social media look like? I sit down with Bill Ottman, co-founder and CEO of the Minds social media platform, to discuss a radical new vision for internet…
PREMIERING NOW: Does Elon Musk Want to Buy Substack?—Bill Ottman on Twitter–Substack Rift and How Censorship Fuels Violence
Why did Twitter recently appear to censor Substack content? What was revealed in the open-source algorithms that Twitter recently published? And what does a truly free and open social media look like? I sit down with Bill Ottman, co-founder and CEO of the Minds social media platform, to discuss a radical new vision for internet…
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