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
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