Elon Musk claims governments could create ‘drone wars’ with AI developments

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk spoke at the annual Wall Street Journal’s (WSJ) CEO Council Summit (Susan Walsh/AP/PA)

Elon Musk has revealed he expects artificial intelligence (AI) to be used by governments across the world to develop weapons before anything else.

The owner of Tesla, Space X and Twitter was speaking via video link at the annual Wall Street Journal’s (WSJ) CEO Council Summit in London on Tuesday.