We Are Trapped Inside Dystopia

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One of the great tragedies of the 20th century lies in the story of Robert Oppenheimer, the man largely credited with building the atomic bomb. To win World War II and eliminate the threat of the Nazis, Oppenheimer created a weapon – a weapon that could destroy all of humanity, not just the Nazi regime. We’ve been living in its shadow since 1945. 

Oppenheimer’s story captured the forbidden truth about technology: it is not simply a tool. There is a reason the Ancient Greek myth described Prometheus as chained to a rock because he stole the sacred fire (itself a technology) of the gods. There is a reason Zeus hid the fire from humanity. Humans are playful and creative, but they also have an infinite appetite for death and destruction. They love to build civilizations – and then tear them down. 

Today, we are living through what is perhaps the biggest upheaval in society since the dawn of the Atomic Age, even the Industrial Revolution. Depending on who you ask, this period in history is the advent of great material abundance, the beginning of a utopia in which humanity will flourish. Increasingly, however, it seems we are all trapped inside a dystopian science fiction tale. Tragically, there are no exits. A new power has been unleashed upon the world, and there’s no stopping it. 

Axios published an article Tuesday with the headline, “Behind the Curtain: We’ve been warned,” that included a bullet list of six facts about artificial intelligence. For the sake of brevity and your time, the points are listed below. Axios’ story lays out some other chilling facts about AI and the times we are living in, including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s blog post, written after a 20-year-old anti-AI arsonist attacked his home and his company’s headquarters. Even Altman admitted that the fear surrounding AI is justified. 

AI is the fastest-growing product category in world history.

One of the latest models is so powerful that its maker won’t release it to the public.

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