Whatever the next manmade catastrophe is, it is almost certain to involve AI since we are embedding AI in everything.
Public backlash is guaranteed so long as the public is not feeling tangible benefits from AI. Promises of 3 day workweeks and abundance have so far just been talk. Slop fatigue, job anxiety, and existential dread are the pervasive sentiments.
> Between the lines: The planning involves red-teaming for worst-case scenarios. It focuses mainly on racing to educate members of Congress.
This part is a bit less clickbaity, because it suggests a belief in inevitability that the public does not necessarily share:
> Threat level: While scenario planning is common within many companies and national security settings — the Pentagon has been running war games for decades — the difference is that many top AI researchers and executives believe a major incident is inevitable.
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> Between the lines: The planning involves red-teaming for worst-case scenarios. It focuses mainly on racing to educate members of Congress.
This part is a bit less clickbaity, because it suggests a belief in inevitability that the public does not necessarily share:
> Threat level: While scenario planning is common within many companies and national security settings — the Pentagon has been running war games for decades — the difference is that many top AI researchers and executives believe a major incident is inevitable.