Musk: artificial intelligence is unlikely to destroy human beings, but it is by no means impossible.

Billionaire Elon Musk told the Wall Street Journal CEO Council London Summit on Tuesday that he believes it is necessary to build artificial intelligence companies that can compete with Google and Microsoft, which may involve different parts of his business empire, including Twitter.

At the opening ceremony of the London summit, Musk said his efforts to buy Twitter for $44 billion last year (CTOnews.com note: currently about 310.64 billion yuan) are bearing fruit. Twitter isn't making a lot of money yet, he said, but it could see positive cash flow growth as soon as next month. Since Musk took it private, Twitter no longer reports financial results publicly and has not been profitable since 2019.

Musk said Twitter could be an important part of creating his AI business. Tesla has also been using artificial intelligence to improve its advanced driver-assisted driving features. Musk said Twitter and Tesla could be partners in an AI company, just like Microsoft and OpenAI. Musk has already founded an artificial intelligence company called X.AI.

Musk said: "I think there should be a significant third horse in the AI race. "

As the boss of Twitter and Tesla, Musk has long tried to steer the direction of artificial intelligence. He expressed concern about the rapid progress in artificial intelligence and called for government regulation. "The possibility of AI destroying humanity is small, but by no means impossible. Musk said Tuesday.