AI Disaster Timeline by

2020 - AI writes poems.

hminor0 — 2025-10-03 05:46:05 UTC

OpenAI develops a language model called GPT-3 which is able to write and create poems. This event spread the use of AI into creative righting thus infringing on human creativity

Glazer, Sarah. "The Future of Artificial Intelligence". CQ Researcher, 25 Nov 2022. Thousand Oaks, California: CQ Press, 2022. 3 Oct 2025, doi: https://doi.org/10.4135/cqresrre20221125

2022 - Replicates/Creates Images.

hminor0 — 2025-10-03 05:50:03 UTC

In 2022 the UK company Stability AI creates technology that can replicate images through text. Instead of being able to create an image through ones thoughts humans now have technology that fed their laziness.

Field, Anne. "Generative AI and Employment". CQ Researcher, 09 May 2025. Thousand Oaks, California: CQ Press, 2025. 3 Oct 2025, doi: https://doi.org/10.4135/cqresrre20250509

May 2023 - Godfather of AI hates his creation.

hminor0 — 2025-10-03 05:54:00 UTC

In May of 2023 Geoffrey Hinton a pioneer of artificial intelligence quit his job at Google and speaks out against AI. This event intensified the view that AI should be something to be concerned about.

Steve Rhodes, Chris Teale, . "Artificial Intelligence". CQ Researcher, 20 Dec 2024. Thousand Oaks, California: CQ Press, 2024. 3 Oct 2025, doi: https://doi.org/10.4135/cqr_ht_artificial_intel_2024

2023 - AI Causes Worry Over Jobs

hminor0 — 2025-10-03 05:58:00 UTC

In 2023 businesses and people in general were experimenting frequently with AI which caused worry over job loss in general, but also particularly in knowledge work. This event perpetuated the idea that AI is gaining so much knowledge and traction that it could begin to remove humans from jobs.

Field, Anne. "Generative AI and Employment". CQ Researcher, 09 May 2025. Thousand Oaks, California: CQ Press, 2025. 3 Oct 2025, doi: https://doi.org/10.4135/cqresrre20250509

2025 - AI Is Making Decisions For Humans.

hminor0 — 2025-10-03 06:06:11 UTC

This year OpenAI introduced Operator which is an AI tool that can peruse the internet and perform tasks for humans. This event shows that AI has infringed upon the basic cognitive abilities that humans need to make decisions.

Field, Anne. "Generative AI and Employment". CQ Researcher, 09 May 2025. Thousand Oaks, California: CQ Press, 2025. 3 Oct 2025, doi: https://doi.org/10.4135/cqresrre20250509