by Rose Gleason '29 on October 1, 2026
News - National & Global
Even AI knows its own red flags. When a person searches “damages of AI,” an AI overview is provided explaining a list of reasons as to how it is currently destroying society, systems, and the environment. However, the answer was easy to find and readable, so why would someone read articles or search for more conclusions? AI has become an accessible solution for several individuals due to its accuracy, readiness, and simplified responses. Yet, is AI really the best solution?
Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman argues that AI is a serious topic that we need to begin
discussing. He observes that AI is falling out of line with humanity and our original goals and intentions with the software. He finds flaws within the behavior of AI, with incidents showing the memory of AI is being tampered with and changed by its own general software. Suleyman’s main worries center on the system of AI gaining too much control and becoming an independent worker.
President Donald Trump speaks against Suleyman’s accusations. Trump reports that AI is not a risk and that concerns of the software are “hoaxes.” Likewise, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang declares, “we don’t need any regulations” when the topic of putting a stop to or restricting AI is mentioned. Huang and Trump hold parallel beliefs, which leaves the debate divided. Suleyman believes that the more society uses AI and gives it the ability to build on itself, the more it will be “much harder to turn it off.”
Bill Gates directs attention to the risk of jobs and the stability of employment with the expansion of AI. He believes that AI is coming for jobs if people do not adjust to the software. The job field will change and modify over the next few years in Gates’ vision of the future. Yet, he sees three jobs that will remain stable throughout the transition: coders, energy experts, and biologists.
Coders make the decisions about what the systems need to produce, how they should behave, and what levels they operate at. Although AI can code, coders are needed to guide and wield the power of AI. Additionally, energy experts work with a service that is too large, with multiple components that rely on each other to be replaced. With several demands from the government and environmental factors, the field of energy can become unpredictable. A human is able to work with the many aspects of the job and adapt and understand how to act in a situation faster than a machine. Lastly, biologists will stay employed if their employer works with AI, as they possess the creativity and curiosity to object to assumptions and ask unthought-of questions. AI can increase the research speed as humans ask the questions that only humans can. On the other hand, AI is building new jobs through the demands of data centers. Data centers are controversial due to the amount of money estimated to build the infrastructure, the increase in surrounding land costs and pollution, and the drive-up in costs of equipment needed that they entail. Yet, data centers also need construction experts, electricians, technicians, project managers, and many more workers to make the place functional. LinkedIn estimates 750,000 new jobs related to working with AI in the U.S. since 2023. There have been 117,000 jobs, not including construction work, offered by data centers since 2024. Electricians have spoken out about the increase in salary since beginning to work at a data center.
The U.S. is between a rock and a hard place when dealing with AI. Is AI, along with all the infrastructure connected to the system, a responsible outlet that will bring in more jobs and make life easier, or will it become too indestructible and negatively impact society with its risks?