Bernie Sanders criticizes AI as 'the most consequential technology in humanity'

[LisaM]

3. I think gunpowder, which led to munitions.

There are plenty of horrific inventions, but weaponry, specifically battle weaponry, has to be near the top.

With AI, the lack of regulation is as much of a problem as the technology. I generally despise how it's used - I know some college instructors, and from the stories they tell, I think AI is creating a generation of illiterates. And don't get me started on the copyright infringement that is hurting artists and writers and musicians and now even inventors. But AI has actually led to some medical breakthroughs, too.