Science Cafe heard that maybe A.I. Armageddon isn’t in the cards, after all

By: DAVID BROOKS

Outlets: Concord Monitor

Published: September 16, 2026

Words: 1,045

Last Updated: 1 day, 23 hours ago


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You know those predictions from some artificial intelligence companies that A.I. might produce Armageddon any day now?

Maybe we shouldn’t freak about them because they are a clever business ploy rather than a warning.

This reassuring possibility was one of many intriguing ideas that were floated during Tuesday’s Science Cafe in Concord, a free-wheeling discussion among some 70 people who filled Litherman’s Limited Brewery to hear about the effect A.I. is having on …

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