{"id":7433,"date":"2017-02-14T11:45:02","date_gmt":"2017-02-14T07:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.uaehumanjourney.com\/?p=7433"},"modified":"2025-04-09T00:23:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T20:23:29","slug":"mohammad-al-gergawi-interviews-elon-musk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uaehumanjourney.com\/en\/2017\/02\/14\/mohammad-al-gergawi-interviews-elon-musk\/","title":{"rendered":"Mohammad Al Gergawi interviews Elon Musk during World Government Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"Content_T2996391E003_Col00\" class=\"sf_colsIn container-fluid wgs-container wgs-page-content\" data-sf-element=\"2019 Page Container\" data-placeholder-label=\"2019 Page Container\">\n<div class=\"row mb-3 justify-content-between\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-8 wgs-article-detail oreder-0 order-lg-1 mb-3\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<p><em>Mohammad Al Gergawi interviews Elon Musk to discuss life in space, future and AI<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Global governments should keep a close watch on the progress of artificial intelligence (AI) and how it is adopted across nations, warned Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla during a conversation with <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.uaehumanjourney.com\/2021\/04\/16\/biography-of-mohammad-al-gergawi\/\">Mohammad Al Gergawi<\/a>, UAE Minister of Cabinet Affair, in the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.uaehumanjourney.com\/video\/mohammad-al-gergawis-conversation-with-elon-musk-at-wgs-2017-2\/\">World Government Summi<\/a>t 2017 in Dubai. Musk warned leaders from 139 nations that if AI developments are not closely monitored, what emerges could be a danger to the public.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Listen to the Elon Musk&#8217;s session on Spotify\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Interesting conversation between Mohammad Al Gergawi and Elon Musk\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/1m31tqh8dzRBdkLnbY4YBj?si=66c81c9a23bf406a&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Mohammad Al Gergawi interviews Elon Musk on AI<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;We need to be very careful about how we adopt AI, and make sure researchers don\u2019t get carried away, because sometimes they get so engrossed in their work that they don\u2019t realise the ramifications of what they\u2019re doing,\u201d said Musk. \u201cI think it\u2019s important for public safety that governments keep a close eye on AI and make sure it doesn\u2019t represent a danger to the public.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-responsive\">\n  <iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rCoFKUJ_8Yo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>The future of transportation: Mohammad Al Gergawi interviews Elon Musk\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldgovernmentsummit.org\/press\/news\/elon-musk-warns-global-governments-about-the-future\">Musk also advised governments<\/a> to think about the future of transport and a movement towards electric vehicles and sustainable transport, along with considerations on how to tackle increased demands for electricity in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Another concern he highlighted during his session was how to address mass unemployment as robotic automation becomes a global norm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is going to be a massive social challenge and ultimately we are going to have to have a universal basic income, and I don\u2019t think we\u2019re going to have a choice,\u201d he said. \u201cIf my assessment is correct, I think we need to think about what we\u2019re going to do about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Adding that with automation will come abundance of cheap goods and services, Musk stressed the need to address the challenge of human purpose.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7425 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uaehumanjourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/\u062e\u0644\u0627\u0644-\u0627\u0644\u062d\u0648\u0627\u0631-\u0628\u064a\u0646-\u0645\u062d\u0645\u062f-\u0627\u0644\u0642\u0631\u0642\u0627\u0648\u064a-\u0648\u0625\u064a\u0644\u0648\u0646-\u0645\u0627\u0633\u0643-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"Mohammad Al Gergawi interviews Elon Musk during World Government Summit\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe much harder challenge to deal with is how do people then have &#8216;meaning&#8217;, since a lot of people derive meaning from their employment,\u201d he said. \u201cSo, if there is not a need for your labour, what\u2019s the meaning?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Offering a partial glimpse into his view of the future, Musk also added that one potential path forward would be a closer merger of biological and digital intelligence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s mostly about bandwidth and the speed of connection between your brain and the digital extension of yourself,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7424 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uaehumanjourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/\u0645\u062d\u0645\u062f-\u0627\u0644\u0642\u0631\u0642\u0627\u0648\u064a-\u0648\u0625\u064a\u0644\u0648\u0646-\u0645\u0627\u0633\u0643-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"Mohammad Al Gergawi with Elon Musk- Tesla cars launch in UAE\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, on the of the Summit, Musk announced Tesla\u2019s launch of two car models in the United Arab Emirates. 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