Level 42 frontman Mark King has admitted he is petrified at the prospect of artificial intelligence becoming too advanced and deciding to wipe out the human race
Level 42’s frontman Mark King has got the jitters over AI — fearing it could turn rogue and off us all.
The 66-year-old music icon isn’t bothered about tech-savvy musicians using artificial intelligence for songwriting, but he’s sweating bullets over the thought of super-smart AI deciding humanity is past its sell-by-date and going full terminator mode.
And it turns out he might not be far off, as one tech CEO warned AI could demolish society within a year. There’s even an AI “brain decoder” which can read someone’s mind.
Chatting with BANG Showbiz at the Jam for Jack gig — a heartfelt nod to Cream’s late bass guitarist Jack Bruce — Mark mused: “[With AI] the genie’s out of the bottle, so it’s not something you’d be able to put back in.
“So, is it a good thing? Is it a bad thing? If it’s helpful, it’s good. We’re all worried about it writing songs for people, and they’re singing things.
“But that’s nothing compared to the fact that if it gets too intelligent and decides that, in fact, humans are a waste of space and decides to go all Robocop and kill us all, that’s not so good.
“I mean, what can we do? How does it get controlled? Somebody’s going to use it for bad. Somebody’s going to use it for good. That’s just human nature.”
Despite this, the Lessons in Love singer reckons his songwriting days are behind him. The Something About You star confessed: “My contribution musically is in the past.
“I’ve done all that, and I don’t think I could sit down and come up with anything worthwhile or anything that was as good as I’ve done in the past because for me, it was then, there was a real need to do it.
“I don’t have that anymore. I think I’m ready for that nursing home.”
When doing his milk rounds in Cowes, Isle of Wight, Mark was no stranger to AI. He shared: “We used to have an AI guy came around every week.
“It was artificial insemination, and that’s what he was.
“He was a vet, and he used to come around and impregnate the cows so they keep producing milk.
“And that’s what AI meant to me when I was 17 years of age. Now I’m 66 it means something else.”
To mark the first anniversary of Gibson Garage London near Oxford Circus, Gibson threw a series of special events, including Jam For Jack, a cosy gig supporting the Jack Bruce Foundation.
The lineup boasted performances from Mark King, Phil Manzanera, Gary Husband, Jack Bruce’s Big Blues Band, Art Themen, Liam Bailey, Aruba Red, Kyla Simone Bruce, Marlee King, and Nandi. Starting Thursday, February 20, fans can feast their eyes on an exclusive exhibit featuring the iconic Cream bassist Jack Bruce’s EB-1 Violin Bass guitar.
For a limited four-week period, visitors can exclusively admire Jack Bruce’s exquisite 1950s Cherry red stain EB-1 Violin Bass at the Gibson Garage.
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