I was an avid gamer from a young age. I spent many a happy hour locked away in my room playing video games into the early hours. The enjoyment I got from immersing myself in an alternate 8-bit reality was exhilarating. It’s something I feel Marcus Evans Jr does not understand. The Illinois State representative has proposed a bill which seeks to amend a 2012 law banning the sale of games that depict “motor vehicle theft with a driver or passenger present.” The clue’s in the name, but one particular franchise Evans has in his sights is Grand Theft Auto.
If we’re going to label AI an extinction risk, we need to clarify how it could happen
Scientists voicing fears about the potential extermination of a species have given us no tangible scenario for how such an extreme event might occur.
