The weird, frightening future of AI may not be what you think

A photo of the cover of Janelle Shane's book on AI: You Look Like A Thing And I Love You. There are five principles of AI weirdness, according to author and researcher Janelle Shane. One of them is: "The danger of AI is not that it's too smart but it's not smart enough." But another is: "AI does not really understand the problem you want it to solve." The world feels like absolute chaos right now. And often, AI feels like part of the problem.