But why is the creation of a self-aware AI such a crisis? Why did Stephen Hawking describe it as the “worst event in the history of civilization”?

January 28, 2026

But why is the creation of a self-aware AI such a crisis? Why did Stephen Hawking describe it as the “worst event in the history of civilization”?

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