Ilon Mask drew attention to the statement of the Russian president that the country, engaged in the development of artificial intelligence, will take the world leadership. According to the head of SpaceX and Tesla, this could lead to the outbreak of World War III.

"China, Russia, soon all countries will be strong in computer science. Competition for the primacy in artificial intelligence at the national level is likely to become the reason for the outbreak of World War III, "wrote Mask on Twitter.

China, Russia, soon all countries w strong computer science. Competition for AI at a national level most likely cause of WW3 imo.

- Elon Musk (@ elonmusk) September 4, 2017 Putin spoke about the need to develop artificial intelligence in the All-Russian Open Lesson, which took place on September 1. According to the president, behind this area is "the future not only of Russia, but of all mankind".

"The one who will become the leader in this sphere will be the ruler of the world.

And it would not be very desirable that this monopoly be concentrated in someone's specific hands, therefore, if we are leaders in this sphere, we will also share these technologies with the whole world, as we today share nuclear technologies, nuclear technologies, "- Putin said.

At the end of July, Musk argued about the danger of artificial intelligence with Mark Zuckerberg. The creator of Facebook called "irresponsible" statements about the "judgment day", and the head of Tesla explained that Zuckerberg had "a limited understanding of the subject".