Humanity Needs to Get a Grip on AI

Published on July 17, 2024

Commentary The old adage that we should “begin with the end in mind” is still great advice, especially when it comes to new technology. Consider the invention of the lightbulb and the widespread electrification of society. Here was a technology with a clear and unambiguous purpose—to illuminate a world that went dark when the sun went down. “The days of my youth extend backward to the dark ages,” observed British inventor Joseph Swan, one of the first men to successfully harness electric light. “Common people, wanting the inducement of indoor brightness … went to bed soon after sunset.” Swan’s prototype was a model for Thomas Edison’s far more successful lightbulb. It set off a technological revolution that unleashed great benefits to society, even if it inconvenienced a few candle makers....

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