Will AI save us from ourselves?

Artificial Intelligences are now amongst us. What could this mean for the future of humanity?

Writing an article on Creative AI was an important step in my own sense making journey to understand the impacts of AI on the creative industry, which I am a part of. Through the article you’re reading now, I’ve examine the potential impacts of AI on individuals, societies and humanity. My intention is to

Geoffrey Hinton, often named as “the Godfather of AI” has said, when asked about his greatest fear in regards to AI, that “humanity might be a passing phase in the evolution of intelligence.”

What if humans create a non-human intelligence that has an IQ several times over that of the average human, or even the smartest humans alive today?