The Sum of All Fears

First up, we have artificial intelligence. Niall Ferguson recently read a new book by Mustafa Suleyman, which details the coming struggles between the US and China in a world dominated by artificial intelligence. 

Which brings us to the second technology: nuclear weapons. Hal Brands says the war in Ukraine has exposed the world to a new era of nuclear brinkmanship, one that is “both a throwback to Cold War-era superpower crises and a preview of what lies ahead.”

The third and final technology that could send civilization into the dustbin is nuclear fusion. But it could also save us, too: “If humanity survives for thousands more years, our primary energy source could very likely be nuclear fusion,” 

Jessica Karl Bloomberg 27 augusti 2023 

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-08-27/nuclear-weapons-fusion-and-ai-will-scientific-breakthroughs-break-the-world-llteso5d