Warren Buffett says AI is like the creation of the atom bomb — he often calls nuclear war his biggest fear

• Warren Buffett compared AI to the creation of the atom bomb at Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting.
• Buffett has long spoken about his fears around nuclear war keeping him up at night.
• The legendary investor said AI can "change everything in the world except how men think and behave."

Warren Buffett compared artificial intelligence to the creation of the atom bomb, becoming the latest high-profile business figure to express alarm about the rapid advancement of the technology.

Speaking at Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting, Buffett was both skeptical of AI's capacity to replace humans and cognizant of how much the technology can already do.