Chico Harlan
The Big Threat Has Been Climate Change. Now Comes A.I.
New warnings that humans are flirting with out-of-control artificial intelligence raise an uneasy question: has A.I. surpassed climate change as one of humanity’s gravest risks? Though the danger of the technology is hard to assess, the worst-case scenario—human extinction—makes other earthly concerns seem small. Yes, climate change is creating dangerously hot conditions, fueling superstorms and killing crops, and it may lead to planetary upheaval.