If you missed Jon Stewart’s recent Daily Show about AI. He posed the simple question to AI leaders: “Exactly what are we getting in return for the 10-25% chance of human extinction at the nine-fingered “hand” of AI?”

The answers were big ones. Access to high-quality health care, addressing climate change, eliminating poverty and curing diseases like cancer and Alzheimer's.

When? One day. Someday soon. In the future.

And what are we getting now? Swarms of AI-powered drones, helping ICE find immigrants, spreading disinformation that affects our democracy, develop weapons and help terrorists, cyber attacks, wide-spread surveillance.

We seem to be starring in our very own, self-created sci-fi thriller called If It Sounds Too Good to Be True, It Probably Is.