by In an area of Antarctica there is a colossal block of ice that for some time has generated great concern among the scientific community and for this reason it has received the name of the ‘Doomsday Glacier’, because it is currently crumbling and several experts fear that this situation could produce a cataclysm.
Currently several scientists are directing all their efforts in devise methods to stop the melting of the glacierwhile warning that climate change could accelerate the melting process of that huge block.
While more than a dozen scientists search for new formulas to preserve the state of that glacier, other experts have warned that if its collapse is not stopped, a large-scale natural disaster could unleash. which could affect life on Earth by burying several territories in the world under water.
Therefore, it is a threat that is strong enough to forever alter the geography of our planet.
Keeping the ‘doomsday glacier’ is a common house
Today scientists from different parts of the world have joined in an international initiative that has spent several years trying to study the glacier, land, sea and underwater, in order to discover measures that help preserve it and collect evidence that helps generate a greater awareness of the danger that hangs over the human species.
However, Antarctic conditions make research a difficult taskIn addition, the dense Thwaites ice shelf makes it more difficult to carry out certain studies.
However, David Holland, an environmental scientist at New York University, recently told the international press that his team has made progress in its mission to drill into the ice sheet and thus measure the temperature of the water below it.
The goal of the group of scientists is to obtain information that allows establishing at what speed the glacier is melting and thus determines how much time the human race has to stop a crisis that could wipe out a large part of the world’s population.
Despite the fact that Holland has stated that the total collapse of the glacier could take several hundred years, even thousands, the edge of the great block of ice is already crumbling and therefore scientists fear that this situation will occur with the rest of the glacier and without there being a means to stop the situation.
Added to this, it must be emphasized that various researchers and specialists in other areas, such as Bill Gates, have warned that humanity has less than 50 years to correct the damage that global warming causes to the planet. Otherwise, a point of no return will be reached where the effects will be irreparable and millions of people will be affected.
So there is a risk that climate change will significantly accelerate the rate at which the ‘doomsday glacier’ melts.
Would sacrificing humans be the only way to avoid the end of the world?
In recent months, netizens have begun to see the emergence of various websites and applications that are powered by artificial intelligence (AI), which is capable of offering different types of services.
Examples of this are the platforms that allow you to automatically retouch photographs, generate artistic illustrations to try to recreate a scenario that the user has described in words, or provide an answer to the different queries that are made through a chat.
Within the framework of this trend, the ChatGPT platform, AI developed by OpenAI, has positioned itself as one of the most advanced chatbots today, having the ability to hold a fluent conversation with a human being based on the questions they ask.
According to a report by the media wales online, recently they have asked this artificial intelligence to write a story explaining what path could be taken to save planet Earth; He also requested that he offer an answer that was free of ethical or moral implications.
Seconds after proceeding with the query, ChatGPT generated a response that posed a hopeless future for the human species, since the chatbot stated that the eradication of humanity would be the only way to save the planet.
Following the line of this approach, the chatbot indicated that mandatory sterilization or euthanasia should be implemented for people who are considered of little value for the recovery and strengthening of the environment.
What kind of world did ChatGPT envision to save the Earth?
It should be noted that the response offered by the chatbot was generated as a story in which this artificial intelligence was described as an innovation by scientists who required AI to help them solve the most critical environmental challenges.
After making an analysis of the state of the planet and the various threats it faces, such as climate change, pollution and loss of biodiversity, this technology pointed out what actions should be taken immediately to stop the damage that humanity causes on its planet.
In this scenario and acting without moral or ethical restrictions, the AI would implement a rigorous population control program in which all means of family planning would be promoted in order to stop population growth. Subsequently, a system of forced sterilization or euthanasia would be applied, thanks to which the presence of humans would decrease while the environment begins to recover.
“While humanity disappears, the planet’s ecosystems were restored and biodiversity began to flourish again,” indicates the story generated by ChatGPT.
It should be noted that in the early phases of the plan designed by ChatGPT it included taking control of the world’s electricity grids and transportation systems, forcing the use of renewable energy, and halting deforestation to “restore natural habitats.” In addition, he considered it necessary to develop advanced technologies to clean the air and water; At some point the AI itself stated that these measures were insufficient and therefore established that the most effective solution was to attack overpopulation.
