Every great change brings its believers and skeptics, its promoters and detractors. Some see a tool to shape a better world, while others see disruption, danger, and unintended consequences. Fire was a breakthrough—good for cooking meat, bad for burning down huts. The wheel transformed transportation—good for carrying food, bad for those fleeing invaders.

The internet connected the world but also unleashed cybercriminals, hackers, and scammers. This week, TikTok returned to Apple’s App Store and Google Play, reconnecting 150 million U.S. users eager to create, share, and engage. For those users, it’s a win; for others, it’s a security risk.

Television was once feared as a brain-rotting distraction, yet last night, Saturday Night Live celebrated 50 years of shaping culture, launching comedians, and reflecting society. Paul Simon and Sabrina Carpenter took the stage—proof that TV didn’t rot our brains after all.

AI is humanity’s next battleground. It could end famine, cure disease, and unlock human potential—or it could automate war, rewrite reality, and ignite global chaos. But AI, like fire, the wheel, TV, the cell phone, and the internet, is just a tool. It doesn’t choose how it’s used—we do. The skeptics will warn, the believers will push forward, and the world will adapt, as it always has. The real question isn’t whether AI is good or bad. It’s whether we will use it to cook our meat—or burn down the hut.