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Elise Poore

'There's no shoving that genie back in the bottle': Readers believe it's too late to stop the progression of AI

Abstract image of artificial intelligence robot generated by code.

Should humanity pull the brakes on artificial intelligence (AI) before it endangers our very survival? As the technology continues to transform industries and daily life, public opinion is sharply divided over its future, especially as the prospect of AI models that can match human-like intelligence becomes more feasible.

But what do we do when AI surpasses human intelligence? Experts call this moment the singularity, a hypothetical future event where the technology transcends artificial general intelligence (AGI) to become a superintelligent entity that can recursively self-improve and escape human control.

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