Is artificial intelligence worrying or genius?

I would say both. But I lean into optimism that AI would bring a lot of good in many area where the work requires skilled professionals that are in short supply. AI can be a very powerful augmentation that assists humans in complex analytical tasks. For example, AI used to analyze medical images can help medical professionals identify areas of concerns more quickly. In the software industry, the demand for software engineers far outstrips the supply by many many multiples, and that's where AI code generation or AI co-pilots can help to speed up code development, particularly when it comes to generic components within an application or automating tests. AI is definitely a threat to some jobs for sure, but that has always been true for every kind of technology. So it's a bland argument to say that AI is worrying because it will replace jobs. And I believe humans are very resilient and adaptable, we'll always find new ways of working. Where I'm most concerned is in education. Will AI be the means or the ends? Some students may use AI as a on-demand teacher to learn from and improve their skills, while other students may abuse AI to simply get the desired grades they want without actually learning anything. And how will educators know when a student who submits an assignment had put in their own efforts or was the assignment completely done by an AI? The job of being an educator has gotten more complicated.