Some people tell us artificial intelligence is dangerous. That it could even lead to our downfall. Yet among those sounding the alarm are people who helped develop it or poured billions into it.

You can help build a technology and still worry about its consequences. But when you keep your foot on the accelerator while warning everyone about the crash, I do have a question: where’s the consistency?

AI is a tool created by humans, trained by humans, and made increasingly powerful by humans. So before we start assigning every possible intention to it, maybe we should look at our own. Who decides what gets built? What for? And how far are we willing to go to beat the competition?

It feels like we’ve entered a giant “who’s got the biggest” contest. The biggest company, the biggest computing power, the biggest influence…

Except this time, there’s a funny little twist: even those with a small one can ask AI how to make it bigger. Their business, obviously. 😏

And that might be where things get interesting.

Because these tools can also help people with limited resources create, learn, develop their ideas, and make room for themselves. People who previously didn’t have the teams, the money, or the connections to move forward.

That doesn’t mean AI comes without risks. But treating catastrophe as inevitable also overlooks the human decisions that could take us there.

Listening to some of these conversations, you’d almost think the ending had already been written. Sometimes, I even wonder whether certain people end up wishing for the very disaster they keep predicting. That’s an impression, not an accusation. But I refuse to accept their version of the future as the only possible one.

Maybe some of the small businesses that grow with AI will make different choices.

AI can amplify our ambitions. It’s up to us to decide which ones deserve to grow.