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"We find it plausible that sea level rise could exceed 2 m by 2100 [...] This could result in land loss of 1.8M km2, including
critical regions of food production, and displacement of up to 187M people"
https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2019/05/14/1817205116 …
Again -- the primary effects of climate change (e.g. population displacement) aren't really what you should worry about. It's the secondary and tertiary effects that should scare you -- how human societies will react and adapt.
"Get out off of my yard!"
Automation of jobs and dis-employment looks like it may coincide with environmental changes. Wonder if the past we remember is the right map to help navigate our future?
What's the scary part? That we won't be able to adapt without descending into anarchy and mass violence?
Exactly. People panic at refugees and other immigrants when it's 1% of the population. What happens when it's 50%, even if the migrants are from the same country? Bad things.
Exactly. The current refugee and migrant crises is a rehearsal for the much larger events to come. It's going to get ugly.
How can AI help human societies to delay this by identifying inefficiencies n becoming more lean in terms of resource consumption?
Just as well it is a solved problem. Fusion power plus CO2 recapture lets you reverse >100 years of CO2 production in less than 4 decades. That is all you have to do, produce enough surplus power to reverse the chemistry. Simple as civilisation expands exponentially, inc. energy.
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