It’s more complicated than you may think. Many people answer it bit straightforward ‘YES’ or ‘NO’. But the facts are, questions as controversial as this, are neither straightforward nor are their answers. People often forget that Artificial Intelligence is Artificial. The Artificial is generally a simulation of the Natural, where the natural is the original and the Artificial an imitation. Though, the Artificial can be better than the Natural in particular qualities. Artificial Intelligence is attempting to stimulate Human Intelligence. It’s pretty much like augmented reality, an area where we attempt to create fake realities that look as real. But, in spite of this, imitation is an imitation and a stimulation. So far, many things have been identified as existential threats to humanity, some of which are: A major asteroid hitting Earth Volcanic Eruption Extreme climate change Natural disasters e.g Bulbul cyclone in Bengal Nuclear war resulting in Nuclea...