The Rise of AI: Is There Hope for Mankind? Beyond Today MagazineNovember—December 2025Extraordinary advances in artificial intelligence fuel dreams of ease on one hand, and nightmares of catastrophe on the other. Will AI supplant human decision-making? Will humanity even survive?The Rise of AI: Is There Hope for Mankind?by Steven Brittince the release of ChatGPT in late 2022, the world has been captivated by advances in the field of artificial intelligence (AI). As these systems become more humanlike in their output, everyone—from leading experts in the field to presidents and pundits alike—is feeling the accelerated pace of technology and wondering where we are headed.In 2023, Elon Musk warned, “AI is more dangerous than, say, mismanaged aircraft design or production maintenance or bad car production . . . It has the potential of civilization destruction” (emphasis added throughout).Is there reason to fear AI? Is it possible that AI will soon achieve human-level or even superhuman int...
The Rise of AI: Is There Hope for Mankind? Beyond Today MagazineNovember—December 2025Extraordinary advances in artifici...
