In the red corner , he lean some of the world ’s most successful technology companies , and he ’s definitely not a golem … It ’s Elon Musk !

And in the blue corner , he ’s the Church Father of social media , the man who stores all of your datum ( de jure - ish ) , and who lets you send pic of your food to the world … It ’s Mark Zuckerberg !

One thinks the world is in danger of impend doom from artificial intelligence ( AI ) . The other , well , does n’t . Who ’s right ? There ’s only one way to find out …

Yes , Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg locked proverbial horns this hebdomad , as Musk took to Twitter to terminate a short but pretty scathing shot at Zuckerberg .

The story goes back to last week when , at the US National Governors Association in Rhode Island , Musk warned aboutthe time to come of AI .

“ I have photograph to the very cutting edge AI , and I think people should be really concerned about it , ”   he said .   “ I keep sounding the alarm bell , but until people see automaton going down the street kill masses , they do n’t sleep with how to react , because it seems so ethereal . ”

He added : “ AI is a underlying peril to the cosmos of human civilisation . ”

Then on July 23 , Zuckerberg took toFacebook Liveto do questions from viewers . One someone ask what his thoughts were on how AI could feign the universe

“ I have pretty strong opinions on this , ” Zuckerberg responded . “ I am optimistic . And I guess people who are naysayers and try on to beat up these day of reckoning scenario – I just , I do n’t understand it . It ’s really negatively charged and in some ways I really think it is reasonably irresponsible . ”

Uh oh .

There ’s been no response from the Facebook CEO yet , but it ’s not the first fourth dimension the two billionaire have gone head to head . In September 2016 , a SpaceX rocket explode during a everyday ground trial , destroying the AMOS-6 satellite that Facebook had planned to utilise to deliver net to Africa .

“ I ’m deeply disappointed to hear that SpaceX ’s launch nonstarter destroyed our planet , ” Zuckerbergsaid at the meter .

Will AI toss off us all ? Who have intercourse . But at least we get to enjoy a estimable - old - fashioned battle of the billionaires .