“He Scares the Sh*t Out Of Me”: Joe Rogan Left Petrified of Elon Musk’s Dystopian Idea of Artificial Intelligence

The UFC commentator Joe Rogan has made his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, interesting for people of different tastes. Rogan never limited his podcast to the MMA world. He has conversations about a vast number of subjects in a single episode of the show. The fascinating part about these conversations is that they can be about anything and everything. Rogan has a keen interest in learning about science and technology. On the show, Rogan has expressed his views on subjects like artificial intelligence. Every time the topic is discussed, the 55-year-old makes sure that he gives an unbiased opinion.

Rogan has often talked about the enormous possibilities of AI. At the same time, it’s hard for him to ignore the fast growth of artificial intelligence. In the latest episode of JRE, Rogan talked about meeting Twitter CEO Elon Musk. Musk is also the chief engineer of SpaceX and the product architect of Tesla. When Rogan talked with the business magnate, he understood the scariest part of AI.

Elon Musk’s idea of Artificial Intelligence scares Joe Rogan

In the #1985 episode of JRE, Rogan was talking with Steven Wright. Wright is an Academy Award-winning stand-up comic and actor. During the conversation, Rogan and Wright discussed the vast possibilities of AI. The former Fear Factor host mentioned getting three hours to talk with Elon Musk. During the conversation, Rogan found Musk’s idea about AI scary.

Rogan said to Wright, “Just talked to him for three hours. He scares the sh*t out of me. He scares the sh*t out of me when we talks about AI. He is the one, all the people who has this rosy view of AI including me… They have this rosy view of AI, Artificial Intelligence and Elon does not. He is like this is the biggest chance of being the demise of civilization. The demise of humans, the biggest chance!” Rogan was terrified when Musk detailed the dark realities of AI that could destroy the human race.

The UFC commentator is always curious about science and technology

In JRE, Rogan often talks about the growth of technologies and artificial intelligence. In the #1980 episode of JRE, the UFC commentator invited a PhD professor of theoretical physics, Michio Kaku. Both Kaku and Rogan talked about the unbelievable efficiency of quantum computers, which can break any secret code. The podcaster took some time to understand what he heard. Rogan asked Kaku what would happen if the world had no secrets, as quantum computers can break every secret code of any nation.

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Kaku assured the commentator by saying that it had happened in the past, during World War II. During the time of war, quantum computers were used to break the secrets of the Germans. This helped trace their movements. What are your thoughts about Rogan’s concern about ever-growing AI? Do let us know in the comments below.

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