Generative AI’s rapid evolution has generated fear and anxiety among some observers and enthusiasm among others. The enthusiasm is for the many ways in AI will improve the lives of people and other life on Earth. The fear is generated by the awesome power and influence this technology may have over our very existence as it addresses such conditions as hunger, poverty and climate change, at the same time it enhances efficiency and effectiveness across the full spectrum of industry, business and commerce. As reported in Venture Beat, one leader in the field has predicted that AI will be ready to replace an entire country of Ph.D.s as early as next year: “AI will match the collective intelligence of ‘a country of geniuses’ within two years, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has warned in a sharp critique of that week’s AI Action Summit in Paris. His timeline—targeting 2026 or 2027—marks one of the most specific predictions yet from a major AI leader about the technology’s advancement toward superintelligence.”
