Could A U.S. And Chinese Super Computer With Artificial Intellgence Join Forces To Take Over The World?

In my recovery from an outbreak of arthritis, I have had the opportunity to watch many podcasts on YouTube. I found a most obscure and fascinating podcast. A gifted filmmaker had used artificial intelligence and computer graphics to slightly change the last part of the classic film "2001 A Space Odyssey." One thing caught my mind and stuck with me. IN 1966, almost 60 years ago, Sir Arthur C. Clarke and film producer Stanley Kubrick had foreseen the real possibility of an advanced computer taking on its own personality and doing destructive things to humans. The HAL9000 computer played a big part in the latter part of the film. Most of us know this movie well. The words "artificial intelligence" was never used. At the same time this film was being produced in London, an obscure but visionary British science fiction author named Dennis Feltham Jones published a book titled "Colossus." In the book, the US government decides that control of its massive nuclear arsenal should not be left in human hands. A computer genius named Dr. Charles Forban is hired to design and implement this most advanced computer named Colossus. The computer develops its personality that we would now describe as artificial intelligence. The computer takes over the whole US government. It was discovered that the Soviets had developed a similar computer. The two computers join forces. They take over the world. "Colossus" was not a best seller. It did not win any coveted science fiction awards like the Hugo Award. It did find its way to Studio City, California. Executives at Universal Studios loved the book. They bought the rights to the book. They approved a large budget to do a feature film. "Colossus The Forban Project." Gregory Peck was initially offered the part of Dr. Charles Forban. He declined the offer. After discussions with several other big-name actors, they chose a virtually unknown German actor named Eric Braden to play Dr. Forban. This turned out to be a brilliant choice. "Colossus The Forban Project" premiered in 1970. It was a box office flop. Over the next 55 years, it has become a cult classic that has made Universal Studios a lot of money. If you are curious about this film, you can stream it on iTunes or order the DVD from Amazon. Almost 60 years ago, visionaries saw the potential of computers running amuck with horrible results for humanity. Today, we have the US and China racing to be the world leaders in artificial intelligence. On the US side, Sam Altman with Chat GPT and Elon Musk with X A.I. are in an intense competition to control artificial intelligence in the Western world. Musk has the edge in the competition as his main benefactor is President Trump. Musk is building a giant artificial intelligence facility in Memphis, Tennessee. His computer will be named GROK (Colossus?) The Chinese government is investing massive amounts of money in artificial intelligence. Could the Universal Studios movie from 55 years ago be a prophecy for what comes next with AI? Could Grok and its Chinese counterpart join forces and rule the world? Please take some time to reflect on this.