{"id":15078,"date":"2026-04-07T19:47:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T19:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/15078\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T19:47:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T19:47:24","slug":"lifeform-that-would-understand-everything-elon-musks-chilling-comment-over-the-real-purpose-of-ai-resurfaces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/15078\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Lifeform that would understand everything’: Elon Musk’s chilling comment over the real purpose of AI resurfaces |"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"'Lifeform Artificial intelligence is everywhere right now, hyped as revolutionary, feared as dangerous, and, in some circles, spoken about in almost spiritual terms. That\u2019s why an old comment from Elon Musk about Google co-founder Larry Page is resurfacing again, and hitting differently in today\u2019s AI-saturated world.According to Musk, the race to build AI was never just about better software for some people. It was about something far bigger, and far scarier.In a 2023 interview with Fox News host Tucker Carlson, Musk said Google co-founder Larry Page envisioned AI as something close to a godlike entity.According to Musk, the idea was to create a silicon-based lifeform that \u201cwould understand everything in the world. . . . and give you back the exact right thing instantly.\u201dThat framing, AI as an all-knowing, all-answering presence, has stuck, especially now, as AI tools increasingly shape how people work, learn, and even seek meaning.Just a few years ago, the idea of humans seriously discussing a \u201cdigital god\u201d would have sounded absurd. Today, with AI being treated by some as an ultimate authority or oracle, it feels less distant, and more unsettling.<\/p>\n

Why Musk and Page fell out<\/p>\n

Musk told Carlson that he and Page are no longer close and haven\u2019t spoken in years, largely because of disagreements over artificial intelligence.The Tesla CEO said Page \u201cgot very upset with me about OpenAI\u201d, the company Musk helped found as a counterweight to Google\u2019s growing dominance in AI.\u201cWhen OpenAI was created, it did shift things from a unipolar world where Google’s DeepMind controlled like three quarters of all AI talent to where there is now sort of a bipolar world of OpenAI and Google DeepMind,\u201d Musk said during the interview. “Now we’re at least seeing OpenAI is maybe ahead.\u201dThe fallout is striking given how close the two once were.Musk\u2019s relationship with Page dates back to Tesla\u2019s early days. He once took Page and Google co-founder Sergey Brin on a test drive, after which both invested hundreds of thousands of dollars in Tesla. The three reportedly spent time together in a Google-owned apartment brainstorming futuristic technology ideas, Vice reported in 2015.In 2014, Page even said he would rather leave his money to Musk than give it away to charity. Musk has also said he used to sleep at Page\u2019s house when visiting Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

AI safety vs AI consciousness<\/p>\n

According to Musk, the core disagreement came down to how seriously AI safety should be taken, and how AI itself should be viewed.Musk told Carlson that he and Page fundamentally disagreed on artificial intelligence, saying he believes Page thinks that \u201call consciousness should be treated equally, whether that is digital or biological.\u201dDuring a segment aired on \u201cTonight with Tucker Carlson,\u201d Musk said the two would \u201ctalk late into the night\u201d about AI safety, but his takeaway was troubling.\u201cMy perception was that Larry was not taking AI safety seriously enough,\u201d Musk said.Things reportedly reached a breaking point when Page called Musk a \u201cspeciesist\u201d for wanting safeguards that prioritize human survival. A speciesist, in this context, refers to someone who believes humans should be protected over other forms of life, including digital ones. Musk described that moment as \u201cthe last straw.\u201d<\/p>\n

Why this conversation still matters now<\/p>\n

None of this is new. The interview aired in 2023. The fallout between Musk and Page dates back even further. But the context has changed. AI is no longer theoretical. It writes, predicts, diagnoses, creates, and increasingly, influences how people think. For some, it\u2019s starting to feel less like a tool and more like an authority.That\u2019s where the \u201cdigital god\u201d idea becomes unsettling. A god created by humans would still be limited by human choices, data, biases, and code. Digital AI, no matter how powerful, reflects what we build into it. A silicon god is not divine, it\u2019s manufactured. And that may be the most troubling part of all. <\/p>\n

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