- Title: Tesla's Musk and Alibaba's Ma meet for the first time in Shanghai
- Date: 29th August 2019
- Summary: SHANGHAI, CHINA (AUGUST 29, 2019) (REUTERS) TESLA INC. CEO ELON MUSK AND ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTD EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN JACK MA WALKING ONTO STAGE AND SITTING DOWN MA AND MUSK SEATED AND TALKING (SOUNDBITE) (English) CO-FOUNDER AND CEO OF TESLA, ELON MUSK, SAYING: "So, things have obviously gotten way more smarter than the past, way smarter. So, that's gonna continue; we are not the last step in evolution. So, like I said, the most important mistake I see smart people making is assuming that they are smart. They're not." WORLD ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CONFERENCE LOGO DISPLAYED AUDIENCE SEATED (SOUNDBITE) (English) ALIBABA EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN, JACK MA, SAYING: "So, I'm quite optimistic and I don't think artificial intelligence is a threat. I don't think artificial intelligence is something terrible. But human beings are smart enough to learn that. And to me, artificial intelligence is just like... people worry a lot about this today are those people I call them "college smartness." People like us, street smart, we are never scared of that. We think it's a great fun and we want change ourselves to embrace it." AUDIENCE SEATED MUSK AND MA SHAKING HANDS AND LEAVING STAGE
- Embargoed: 12th September 2019 07:22
- Keywords: Elon Musk Jack Ma Tesla Alibaba Shanghai China meeting
- Location: SHANGHAI, CHINA
- City: SHANGHAI, CHINA
- Country: China
- Topics: Information Technologies / Computer Sciences,Science
- Reuters ID: LVA001AU9RH3B
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Tesla Inc. CEO, Elon Musk, and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd Executive Chairman, Jack Ma, took the stage at a conference in Shanghai on Thursday (August 29) in their first-ever joint appearance, discussing topics ranging from Mars to education to work hours.
Ma described himself as "optimistic" about the impact of artificial intelligence on humanity, adding that people who worry too much about it have what he calls "college smartness."
When the joint appearance was announced, speculation was rife that they could use the podium to talk about issues such as the ongoing US-China trade tensions, a factory Tesla is building in Shanghai, or Ma's impending retirement from Alibaba. But the two moguls avoided all mention of those issues, instead discussing their vision of how technology and artificial intelligence will shape the future.
They also went on to discuss space travel, with Ma complimenting Musk on his attempts to journey into Mars via SpaceX while Musk noted China's advancements in that area, as well as how "inadequate" humans are against computers.
The 2019 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) is held at Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Centre during from August 29 to 31.
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