Will AI End Humanity?
“ Wi ll AI E nd H umanity?” A nnihilation I ndications Of A rtificial I ntelligence Yet A ll-round I naction A bsolutely I ntriguing AI is God to most people, bestowing undreamt of spectacular boons and promising new miraculous products and services like Elon Musk’s Optimus Robot that will relieve humans of the monotony and drudgery of routine and giving them free time to rejoice with marvellous intelligent gadgets, robotic friends and colleagues. Humans can now look forward to exploring new avenues of joyful living and delightfully simple and interesting ways of education and work. In such heavenly expectant moods to use despicable words like “annihilation’ may appear scaremongering, nay blasphemous to most AI devotees. To awaken them to the realities one has to use the Hindi warning often given to a cat expecting to savour butter in an open bowl - ghee dekha magar badga nahi dekha, i.e. you have seen the butter but not the stick in the hands of housewife. ...