
Tesla co-founder and CEO Elon Musk. Source: AP/Robyn Beck.
Musk refuses Bitcoin, expert calls for AI distrust, and how to make hybrid work models succeed
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Every week, SmartCompany Plus brings you The Best of Everything, From Everywhere. This week, we’ve brought you a backflip from Elon Musk on bitcoin for Teslas, an interview with an expert building distrust into AI systems, and a photo essay on the real faces of Silicon Valley.
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Tesla will no longer accept Bitcoin over climate concerns, says Musk
Bitcoin’s price fell by more than 10% after Musk’s tweet, while Tesla shares also dipped.
We need to design distrust into AI systems to make them safer
Ayanna Howard says our excessive faith in automated systems can lead us into dangerous situations, after a research project revealed that humans follow the lead of robots even when they’re clearly malfunctioning.