Elon Musk has teased that Tesla has figured out some aspects of artificial general intelligence, the crown jewel of artificial intelligence programming. Musk replied to a post and said that Tesla may have figured out some aspects of artificial general intelligence, adding that “the car has a mind,” “not an enormous mind, but a mind nonetheless.” Musk’s push towards developing artificial general intelligence through Tesla ties into his newest venture X.AI which is focusing on unlocking the mysteries of the universe, such as extraterrestrial life, through the power of artificial intelligence-powered systems. If what Musk is saying is true, we could see in the future vehicles with full self-driving be semi-conscious, although full-conscious machinery is still quite a few years away.
