Who Made AI King?

I don’t know about you, but almost every day I’ve been having an alarming number of “what planet am I on?” moments. While a few of these episodes are simply a natural part of the grand comedy of life, the bewildering majority hit hardest when I’m just sitting there minding my own business, innocently eating my oatmeal and reading the news.

This is particularly true when it comes to the topic of artificial intelligence. Witness this headline from the New York Times, dated May 1: “The Godfather of A.I. Leaves Google and Warns of Danger Ahead.” Here’s another one, from Axios just one day later: “AI Experts Warn of Looming Catastrophes.” Let’s hear from the New York Post, which, not to be outdone, helpfully shared the following on May 18: “Ex-Google Exec Mo Gawdat Warns AI Will View Humans as ‘Scum,’ Could Create ‘Killing Machines.’”