Elon Musk unimpressed by Google's AI-based Clips camera; claims it doesn't 'seem' innocent

Google’s **artificial intelligence** (AI)-based **Clips camera** has not impressed Tesla founder **Elon Musk**, a famed critic of AI. [caption id=“attachment_4110975” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Image: Google[/caption] “Clips” does image recognition and AI processing on-device, deploying **machine learning** to automatically click best pictures for you. Musk, who thinks AI could trigger World War III and poses a far greater threat than North Korea, has now tweeted against “Clips” and its prowess. Musk took to Twitter with reference to a video of Clips posted by The Verge. “This doesn’t even ‘seem’ innocent,” he tweeted.

This doesn't even *seem* innocent

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 7, 2017

Google declined to comment specifically on Musk’s tweet, CNET reported on Monday. The $249 “Clips” is a lightweight, hands-free camera that helps people capture spontaneous moments. “We’ve put machine learning capabilities directly into ‘Clips’ so when you turn it on, the camera looks for good moments to capture. Clips looks for stable, clear shots of people you know,” Google said. The camera shoots short-motion photos that last several seconds. The clips sync wirelessly and in seconds from the camera to the Google Clips app for Android or iOS. “Finally, all the machine learning happens on the device itself. And just like any point-and-shoot, nothing leaves your device until you decide to save it and share it,” **Google** added.