Facing the Fear of a “Super AI”

It’s not your enemy, but your mirror.

Oh dear friends. This week’s essay was almost titled “Don’t let them colonize your mind” or “Flick off the boogey men.” Lately, there has been a surge in headlines about artificial intelligence taking over the world. We have a new HAL-inspired character emerging in theaters as “The Entity,” an omnipotent AI villain in the latest Mission: Impossible film…