Elon Musk Predicted Artificial Intelligence Would Be ‘Seriously Dangerous’ by 2019. How Close Is That to Reality? Posted byByron Reese November 26, 2018 Leave a comment on Elon Musk Predicted Artificial Intelligence Would Be ‘Seriously Dangerous’ by 2019. How Close Is That to Reality? Whether you are worried about human-like AI or eagerly awaiting it, I believe the kind of technology we see in the movies is a century or more away.