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Yes. It's both a blessing and a curse. But whether we like it or not, whether we want to be involved in its world or not, whether we want to try to understand it or not, it's here and it is only going to get smarter and more powerful.

And, as the President has said, the country that leads the AI race will be the country that leads the world. Ergo, it is a new cold war with China and anyone else who joins the race. Those who say we Americans should just say no to AI don't grasp that fact.

It's a little bit like an alien spaceship landed and out popped this amazing technological genie as a gift. And now we realize it isn't just a gift; we just stepped into a new reality where almost anything we can imagine is possible.

It's beyond scary. But being scared doesn't help because we must figure out this technology before our enemies and other assorted evil people figure it out.

And, as if that isn't enough of a problem, this new technology is evolving. It is getting more powerful in ways we cannot even imagine.

All that said, it is still just a tool, if a very powerful one. We must figure it out so we can use it for good and defend ourselves from those who will use if for evil (and they most certainly will).

An old adage is key here:

"Know thine enemy."

And in this case, it means knowing inside and out the technology he will use as a weapon against us and how we might use that very same technology to defend ourselves from him.

As you can see, all this raises a major theological issue. If there is a God (and I am completely convinced there is), this is a good time for him to intervene. ;-)