CSET’s Ali Crawford shared her expert perspective in an op-ed published by The National Interest. In her piece, she explores how science fiction, from Black Mirror and Her to Cyberpunk 2077, reveals that the true danger of artificial intelligence is not killer robots but the corporate systems quietly reshaping human behavior and autonomy.
The lesson across these imagined worlds is not that AI will save or destroy us. This is ultimately a human decision, and we must choose what kind of society we want to build around the inevitability of technological interconnectedness.CSET Senior Research Analyst, Ali Crawford
Reflecting on these fictional worlds, Crawford writes, “The lesson across these imagined worlds is not that AI will save or destroy us. This is ultimately a human decision, and we must choose what kind of society we want to build around the inevitability of technological interconnectedness.”
To read the full op-ed, visit The National Interest.