OpinionMay 6, 2024
AI Doesn’t Threaten Humanity. Its Owners Do
We shouldn’t be afraid of AI taking over humanity; we should fear the fact that our humanity hasn’t kept up with our technology
Joseph Jones is an assistant professor of media at West Virginia University, where he teaches courses about media ethics, law, history, sociology, philosophy and power. His research focuses include AI and the political economy of our mediascape, and how media create meaning in our everyday life and invite us to understand the world and our place in it.
AI Doesn’t Threaten Humanity. Its Owners Do
We shouldn’t be afraid of AI taking over humanity; we should fear the fact that our humanity hasn’t kept up with our technology