Some could make the case that AI (and especially Chat GPT) are tools by which the elite will supplant the need for humans and provide justification for depopulation. I am sure most on this board know that. Already. I, for one, believe it.
We should be thinking about how AI and particularly Chat GPT (which is a new "answer every question" software that builds its knowledge and ability to respond) will play a role in the aftermath of the storm.
Within the next ten years billions will lose their spot in the economy and society will be completely restructured. There is a military arms race to weaponize A.I, there is a corporate arms race, and at any given second every device and person connected to the internet is feeding it.
We think of ChatGPT and are wowed. Then we think of Midjourney, Boston Dynamics, and the ever increasing acceleration of hardware and software capabilities. At some point, all of these revolutionary technologies will merge. As A.I advances, robotics will too and there will be massive funding to automate the jobs that people think are traditionally safe.
People jest at the idea of a terminator and yet we have suicide drones that can target individuals via facial recognition. We have the Gorgon Stare which can monitor entire cities and track individuals every movements. We have the internet of things and soon with implantable smart devices, the internet of bodies. Most people are already helplessly addicted to technology.
The worst part? The knowledge to create and control this A.I is left to the hands of few. 90% of the users here are coping. The singularity approaches.