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Musk once tried to stop Google's DeepMind acquisition in 2014, saying the future of AI shouldn't be controlled by Larry Page

  • At Musk's 2013 party, he and Page debated AI's role in humanity's future. Page called Musk "specist" for favoring humans.

  • Musk tried to convince DeepMind's Hassabis not to sell to Google in 2013, saying "The future of AI should not be controlled by Larry."

  • Musk attempted to buy DeepMind himself before Google acquired it in 2014 for $500M.

  • Musk and Page's disagreements over AI were the catalyst for Musk co-founding OpenAI in 2015.

  • Though some experts share Musk's AI concerns, others say the focus on hypothetical risks ignores current harms.

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