Expressing his concerns about the increasing influence of artificial intelligence (AI), billionaire investor Warren Buffett has drawn a parallel between its rise and the development of the atom bomb.
Buffett made the remark to Charlie Munger, his closest aide, on Saturday, while discussing their outlooks on tech and AI during a wide-ranging discussion at the annual meeting of Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, in Omaha, Nebraska.
Warren Buffett, who is 92 years old, has expressed his worries about the advancements in AI and compared it to the invention of the atom bomb during World War II. He explained that he is concerned because once something is invented, it cannot be undone, and that the atom bomb was invented for a good reason at the time. The information was reported by the New York Post, citing Fox Business.
Buffett, who also confessed he got a lesson in OpenAI’s ChatGPT, further voiced his fears over the rapidly-evolving technology.
“Though I am impressed by AI’s vast capabilities, including checking all legal opinions since the beginning of time, I am a bit apprehensive about the technology,” he remarked.
AI, according to Buffett, ‘will change everything in the world, except how humans think and behave.’
On his part, Munger also laid out concerns of his own regarding artificial intelligence.
“I am personally skeptical of some of the hype that is going into artificial intelligence,” said the 99-year-old Berkshire Hathaway vice chairman.
