The invention of the nuclear bomb took the human race by surprise. It seemed impossible. We did not know if it could be done until the moment one person discovered a way to do it, and in that moment it was invented. It was too late.
Optional extra, for ML researchers and techxecutives (policymakers may have all sorts of opinions about nukes):
Our survival has been totally dependent on good luck ever since.
The invention of the nuclear bomb took the human race by surprise. It seemed impossible. We did not know if it could be done until the moment one person discovered a way to do it, and in that moment it was invented. It was too late.
Optional extra, for ML researchers and techxecutives (policymakers may have all sorts of opinions about nukes):
Our survival has been totally dependent on good luck ever since.