Former U.K. Prime Minister Winston Churchill, in his eulogy for fellow PM Neville Chamberlain, captured the essence of our uncertainty toward the future, a feeling that resonates in today's discussions around artificial intelligence (AI). Churchill said, "It is not given to human beings—happily for them, for otherwise, life would be intolerable—to foresee or to predict to any large extent the unfolding course of events." His words are particularly relevant as we navigate the complexities and potential of AI.

No one knows for sure whether AI will save or destroy us, but there are thoughtful people on both sides of the aisle: AI Caucus members, Democratic Representative Don Beyer (D-Va.) and Republican Representative Marc Molinaro (R-N.Y.), Democratic Colorado Senator Michael Bennet, academics like Brittan Heller, and AI pioneers like Louis Rosenberg, who are doing their best to make sure we live another day.

Contrary to a few stray voices online, the bills that are starting to make their way through Congress do not have any explicit language around making memes illegal. There are a number of proposals being discussed that would likely result in more transparency of source or attribution of provenance, but that won't necessarily prevent the creation of memes.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been called both a savior of humanity and the dark force that will destroy us all, but the truth is, no one knows how this technological revolution will play out. And anyone who calls themselves an expert on AI is just as baffled as the rest of us about the future of humans and the planet.

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