Humanity is the closest it's ever been to catastrophe. That's according to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, who this week moved the hand of their "Doomsday Clock" to 89 seconds to midnight. The clock is a metaphor for how close humanity is to self-annihilation, with midnight representing an Earth-shattering global catastrophe — and this year's update is not looking good.
Joining the list of threats against humanity alongside nuclear weapons, climate change, bioweapons and infectious disease is the unregulated development of disruptive technologies, specifically artificial intelligence (AI), which the organization says makes it easier to spread misinformation and disinformation.
