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Survival psychologist warns AI could cause a 'technology catastrophe' worse than Pompeii
A disaster survival psychologist interviewed for a National Geographic documentary warns that over-reliance on AI could lead to a catastrophic failure. She compares the risk to ancient Pompeii, but highlights a more immediate danger: AI systems failing without human backup. The concern is that society is not preparing for the cascading effects of AI outages.
Meridian48 take
The psychologist's framing is provocative, but the real takeaway is the lack of contingency planning for AI dependency—a risk that is often overlooked in the rush to deploy.
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I asked a disaster survival psychologist if AI usage should be the same level of 'emergency' as Pompeii — but instead she's worried about a technology catastrophe that I didn't even consider →
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