"A power of God, without the Ten Commandments": Friedman's warning

Thomas Friedman warns of an era where humanity holds unprecedented powers but lacks the tools to control them. According to him, the next 10 to 15 years could completely change the world. He calls on the US and China to agree on ethical boundaries for artificial intelligence.

Senior commentator Thomas Friedman warns of an era where humanity holds unprecedented powers but lacks the tools to control them. According to him, the next 10 to 15 years could completely change the world. The central problem, Friedman explains, is that we now have the power to part the Red Sea, but we do not have the Ten Commandments. We lack the laws, norms, and institutions required to control these forces. He illustrates the dangers of the future through a scenario where an American patient needs to implant a hip joint based on artificial intelligence manufactured in China, which transmits medical data back to Beijing. Friedman emphasizes that to survive the second Big Bang, the United States and China must sit together and agree on ethical boundaries for artificial intelligence. The decision is clear: either we build healthy interdependence and grow together, or we fall together into the abyss.