Is AI really about to destroy the world?

Ever since ChatGPT launched in November 2022, the tech-suspicious among us have had one question: at what point is this all going to go wrong? Forget AI replacing actors and writers, at what point will Skynet become conscious, launch the nukes, and wipe humankind off the face of the Earth? It sounds like paranoia fuelled by ‘80s apocalyptic action movies, sure. But even those involved in the development of AI have warned about going too far, too fast.