When Elon Musk talks about the future of tech we should listen, because no matter how challenging the man is, he knows his technology. What Musk just said about the immediate future of AI technology will unsettle some people, and be dismissed as a tech evangelist's rantings because it's so controversial. Musk thinks that the current wave of AI technology is advancing so fast that by the end of next year it'll surpass "any one human." Musk has previously warned that advanced AI could destroy civilization. Uh oh.