Biting the A(I)pple

by Destiny Herndon-De La Rosa

I hate reading about AI. I hate seeing news articles pop up in my feed. I hate reading experts' opinions about where it could be headed.

But not for any of the regular reasons. Not because I’m afraid AI will be our new overlords or get ahold of the nuclear codes. Not because it could make us obsolete or trick us into believing whatever it wants.

I hate AI because when we hear stories about one of them becoming a bit too sentient, I feel that shit. It sends my brain down a rabbit hole that my heart can’t handle. My pulse rises, my blood turns cold, my whole body begins to freeze, because what if, maybe just maybe, WE are the beta version. What if WE are all just over evolved AI, 1.0.