Image used with permission by copyright holder “The first thing we should assume is we are very dumb,” Musk said. “We can definitely make things smarter than ourselves.” Musk pointed to computer programs that allow computers to beat chess champions as well as technology from Neuralink, his own brain interface company that may eventually be able to help people boost their cognitive abilities in some spheres, as examples. A.I. is being criticized by others beside Musk, however. Digital rights groups and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) have called for either a complete ban or more transparency in A.I. technology such as facial recognition software. Even Google’s CEO, Sundar Pichai, has warned of the dangers of A.I., calling for more regulation of the technology. Last month, Pichai wrote in a Financial Times op-ed that “We need to be clear-eyed about what could go wrong” with A.I.