For some, artificial intelligence and its related components represent a boon for the human community. A tool of unimaginable power that will finally enable us to control almost every aspect of our lives — even death and the afterlife. For others, it evokes a sense of impending doom.

“Don’t worry about it,” say the enthusiasts. People said that about the lightbulb, and the telephone, and computers, too. Don’t be a Luddite. And anyway, look around. Humanity survived.

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