The Pod Bay Doors: Essays on the Nature, Danger, and Future of AI

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Artificial Intelligence, long present in our cultural awareness and musings of the future, has finally arrived - and hasn't taken the stage with any subtlety. From generative AI chatbots to disturbingly good deepfake art and video to breathtaking medical accomplishments, AI is here to stay - and now we have to figure out how to deal with that.

This collection of essays by Scott Robinson, Director of Technology and Content for Humanity Prime, highlights the pros and cons of Earth's new intelligence, touching not only on the nightmare scenarios and utopian fever dreams of science fiction, but the more realistic challenges of social and economic disruption, and the inevitable assault on human meaning and value - as well as some suggestions to smooth the transition and optimize the upcoming partnership between humans and machines.