The False Apocalypse: How AI's Existential Threat Overshadows Its Ongoing Harm The recent flurry of headlines about AI's existential threat to humanity has sparked a necessary conversation about the dangers of unchecked artificial intelligence.
However, this focus on future risks may be distracting from the harm that AI is causing today. In the world of food production, for example, AI powered farming equipment has increased crop yields and reduced waste.
Nevertheless, its adoption has led to a loss of jobs for small scale farmers.