If AI is Just Predicting Words…Why Are Its Creators Warning of Human Extinction?

Is artificial intelligence truly "intelligent," or is it simply making incredibly sophisticated predictions? In this conversation, Kathy Barnette welcomes AI inventor, entrepreneur, and educator Milind Kopikar to explain Chat GPT and modern AI in terms anyone can understand. We discuss: What AI actually does behind the scenes. Why ChatGPT seems so human. Whether AI researchers have warned about existential risks to humanity. The deeper philosophical question: Who are we, and what is the purpose of human beings in an age of intelligent machines?