If humanity can’t survive an AI blackout, we’ve already lost
Mark Whittington asked in these pages whether artificial intelligence might become the only way humanity can survive. It is a question worth taking seriously. If AI can help us detect pandemics earlier, discover medicines faster, manage complex energy systems, identify approaching hazards, or solve problems too large for human teams to process in time, refusing to develop it could carry risks of its own.
TL;DR
- Developing AI could be crucial for humanity's survival.
- AI has the potential to help detect pandemics earlier.
- AI can accelerate drug discovery and manage complex energy systems.
- AI may help identify approaching hazards and solve problems too large for humans.
- Refusing to develop AI could carry its own risks.
- The author suggests building AI's potential while maintaining control (keeping the oars).