A think tank of scholars secretly gathered for their annual ''State and Fate of Humanity'' discussion, with the current topic being ''Our Fate with AI.''


    "My biggest concern is deep fakes. We''re seeing politicians surrounded by fake constituents that couldn''t tolerate them."


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    "Agreed. Soon, AI will mimic entire human personalities. Truth in media will become a privilege."


    "My concern is drones. Eventually, we''ll have AI-driven wars."


    The back-and-forth fear-mongering went on for a while until ...


    "My dear friends, I''m more worried about what people have and will do versus AGI. AGI may solve problems. People will always cause them."