Future imperfect: The tragedy of being denied an AI-enhanced civilization

Why we must temper AI before we lose it forever, depriving ourselves of all the wondrous innovation and beauty it can bring

SOURCE: Marc Hoag via Midjourney 5.1. Yes, this is an AI-generated image that I created using Midjourney’s prompt-based image generation.

I have a fear: that governments of the world will decide to tightly regulate AI out of citizens’ hands just as surely as they regulate…