By abcnews
Publication Date: 2026-06-03 23:31:00
Artificial intelligence is already transforming the way we live and work, while being sold as technology that could cure diseases, increase productivity and solve some of the world’s biggest problems.
Four Corners reporter Steve Cannane examines the race to build increasingly powerful AI systems and asks whether it’s progressing faster than governments and communities can keep up.
Filmed in the United States and Australia, the show looks at the global battle between the world’s most powerful technology companies, which are investing huge amounts of money to build systems that some say could one day outperform humans.
Four Corners meets Bay Area engineers who say AI has already upended their careers, experts who warn about systems that are becoming increasingly difficult to control, and activists fighting the growing power of big tech companies.
The story also takes a look at the next generation of AI models; Software that can take instructions, create plans and act with increasing autonomy. Some in Australia…