From hallucinating AI chatbots to wiping out humanity: How did we get here?

Warnings regarding AI risks, ranging from hallucinating AI chatbots to the potential wiping out of humanity, are not new. However, these concerns gained urgency this month as researchers in leading AI labs assigned specific timelines and probabilities to them. Meanwhile, following the Blackstone wall collapse at 38th and Farnam Streets, new information has been released concerning the cause of the incident, related streetcar concerns, and the financial impact that taxpayers will face.