I'm a Screenwriter. These AI Jokes Give Me Nightmares

My name is Simon Rich and I'm a screenwriter. I've never written an opinion piece before. I've always preferred to speak through my fictional characters, because they're played by actors who are better looking. But I happen to be childhood friends with a scientist from OpenAI, and some of the stuff he's shown me is so messed up that I felt the need to write this article. I hope you will take a few minutes to read it while picturing me as Paul Rudd. When most people think about artificial intelligence, they think about ChatGPT.