Reid Hoffman smiles during a panel discussion.
LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman.
  • Reid Hoffman dismissed efforts to pause AI development in an interview at CogX Festival.
  • He called such efforts from leaders and experts like Elon Musk "foolish" and "anti-humanist." 
  • Hoffman compared the development of AI to cars which also posed many risks and dangers at first. 

LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman is the latest high-profile figure to dismiss suggestions by experts that pausing the development of AI would be good for humanity.