AI and the Threat of Mutually Assured Boredom

For several years, the world has been buzzing about artificial intelligence and the peril we face if large language models (LLMs) slip past human oversight or evolve into autonomous entities that outperform humans at nearly everything. Industry experts are alarmed, with some acknowledging we already struggle to understand these machines’ reasoning processes. Others warn of frightening scenarios that resemble science fiction: sentient robots engaging in deception or sabotage, for destructiv