Musk vs Ma

Jack Ma, co-founder of Alibaba and the richest man in China, debated Elon Musk. Each of them is an experienced, successful business builder, but their opinions are their own.

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They don't agree on artificial intelligence (AI):

"Elon Musk: Computers are much smarter than humans on so many dimensions."

"Jack Ma: Computers may be clever, but human beings are much smarter. We invented the computer—I've never seen a computer invent a human being."

They do agree on declining global birth rates:

“Most people believe that we have too many people on the planet. This is an outdated view,” Musk told the World AI Conference in Shanghai, as Ma nodded. “Assuming there’s a benevolent AI, the biggest problem the world will face in 20 years, is a population collapse. Not explosion. Collapse.”

If you have followed this blog (See "Less People" series) for a while, you've known for years that birth rates are falling  all over the world.

From Financial Post