There are few things more terrifying than watching one of your favorite shows on Roku at night and suddenly hearing a disembodied voice coming from your screen. This robotic-sounding entity seems to know your every move, almost as if they’re narrating your life — but not in a fun Stranger Than Fiction kind of way.
The Industrial Revolution, for example, created jobs and made mass-produced goods widely available and affordable. It also contributed to global warming, child-labor exploitation, the rise of robber barons, and horrific factory conditions. The AI revolution may prove even more consequential, producing outcomes at both the positive and negative extremes that dwarf those of earlier technological…
