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Thu May 23, 2024, 05:12 PM May 2024

Federal panel lists 35 'plausible' future threats to Canada and the world

Federal panel lists 35 'plausible' future threats to Canada and the world

Topping the list is the threat to society posed by disinformation and artificial intelligence

Peter Zimonjic · CBC News · Posted: May 21, 2024 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: May 21

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/next-disruptions-on-the-horizon-1.7207915

"SNIP...........

1. People cannot tell what is true and what is not
2. Biodiversity is lost and ecosystems collapse
3. Emergency response is overwhelmed
4. Cyberattacks disable critical infrastructure
5. Billionaires run the world
6. Artificial intelligence runs wild
7. Vital natural resources are scarce
8. Downward social mobility is the norm
9. Health-care systems collapse
10. Democratic systems break down

..............SNIP"

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