Can we harness the power of artificial intelligence to solvethe world's most challenging problems without creating anuncontrollable force that ultimately destroys us? ChatGPT andother new A.I. tools can now answer complex questions, writeessays, and generate realistic-looking images in a matter ofseconds. They can even pass a lawyer's bar exam. Should wecelebrate? Or worry? Or both? Correspondent Miles O'Brieninvestigates how researchers are trying to transform the worldusing A.I., hunting for big solutions in fields from medicineto climate change.
