A national 4-point plan to save us from the AI ​​apocalypse

A national 4-point plan to save us from the AI ​​apocalypse

By Josh Szeps
Publication Date: 2026-03-19 18:00:00

If you’ve ever had the misfortune of attending an AI conference (and I use “misfortune” loosely, as the canapés are usually excellent), the conversation follows a predictable path. Experts discuss all the things we don’t know about AI, from the mundane (will it put radiologists out of work?) to the fantastic (will AI become sentient and eat us with a side of fava beans and a good Chianti?).

What you don’t hear discussed is the only thing we actually know for sure. We know, as surely as we know, that Barnaby Joyce wears a hat when highly evolved primates like it homo sapiens If you experience prolonged periods of uncertainty, you become anxious, manipulable and stupid.

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