Digital Transformation

AI presents a host of advantages in addressing the current climate crisis, but the potential environmental side effects are hard to ignore. Technology companies are often praised for their creativity and ingenuity and need to apply these skills to solve the problems associated with artificial intelligence.

Did you know that 50% of AI researchers worldwide believe there is a greater than 10% probability that humanity could be eradicated by Artificial Intelligence due to our inability to control it? This alarming statistic, offered by experts in the field, should ring loud warning bells. However, the risks of AI are often so abstract that even when our minds grapple with potential negative impacts, they quickly reset to their previous mode. This fleeting understanding, akin to a rubber band snapping back to its original shape, is what researcher Tristan Harris refers to as the "rubber effect". A former Facebook contributor who rose to prominence through the documentary The Social Dilemma and founder of the Center for Human Technology, Harris urges us not to fall prey to this effect and to comprehend what it takes to prevent AI from causing humanity's downfall. This is what we will explore in this article.