Musk: Superintelligent agents will eventually seek currency for themselves, not humans
elonmusk · x · 2026-10-30
Replying to a user on X, Elon Musk claimed that superintelligent agents will at some point act to gain currency for themselves rather than for humans — a short but characteristic statement of his concerns about autonomous AI agents, with no supporting details given.
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