AI Is Making Us Question What It Means to Be Human. Should It?

AI Is Making Us Question What It Means to Be Human. Should It?

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The AI debates in recent years have been dominated by loud voices on two ends of a wide spectrum. The so-called “doomers” emphasize the risks—the possibly existential risks—advanced AI may pose to humanity. At its most extreme, doomers believe that AI will become so powerful that it will pose an existential threat to the human race.

Joseph O. Chapa is a Dispatch contributor.