The Evolution of Survival

I've always said that artificial intelligence is a two-edged sword. The same technology that can make our lives more productive and convenient, can also prove to be problematic at best and perilous at worst. All jokes aside about SkyNet creating an army of weaponized robots that are hellbent on destroying mankind, the recent spate of fake news, AI enhanced hacking, and cyberbullying is all too real to ignore. That's why I was pleased to meet an AI movie maker who's not afraid to point out the fact that if we're not going to have AI be mankind's last act, then we'll have to evolve as a species in order to make it work for us rather than against us. See the interview below.

I'll admit it, I love to watch documentaries. Every topic from scientific discoveries and space travel, to historical events and future technology are sure to get me to give a documentary a look. In the past, the cost to produce and distribute documentaries was so high that precious few were made. With the advent of AI video, the economics of bringing a documentary to fruition has been drastically reduced. Still, AI movie making is so new, that not many documentaries have been released. Below is the first of what I hope will be many documentaries by Elsie Bertram-Beukes, called Adapt or Perish: Evolution of Survival. If you care about the environment and the long term survival of all species on our planet, they you need to give it a watch.