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Alarmed voices, including Stephen Hawking, Elon Musk, and Bill Gates, warn that uncontrolled AI evolution may bring catastrophe. They emphasize the importance of carefully designed safety measures, international cooperation, and ethical standards to prevent AI from acting against human values.
Conversely, proponents like Kurzweil see the singularity as an opportunity—an era of human-machine synthesis, where technology enhances human longevity, intelligence, and health. They envisage a future where humans might upload consciousness into digital forms, merge with AI, or live perpetually within cybernetic systems. Such views challenge traditional notions of identity, ethics, and the human condition.