I am here to tell you something. It is not as late as you think. In 1993, writer and mathematician Vernor Vinge said, “Within 30 years we will have the technological means to create superhuman intelligence. Shortly after, the human era will be ended.” Thereby kicking off the concept of the technological singularity, which in your time is adhered to with religious ferocity by a hard core of believers.
You’ll note, being more than halfway through Professor Vinge’s countdown, that there is no sign of even the useful underpinnings of a superhuman AI development programme. It is not as late as you think. The promise that responsibility is going to be taken out of your hands by the grabby manipulators of a strong AI is, and will go, unfulfilled.
via wired.co.uk