I believe we will create Artificial General Intelligence within the next 30 years. Therefore I also believe the human race will very soon face a precipice. If we make the jump, we will have become an immortal species capable of colonizing this Universe and of creating others at will. If we don't, the lights might very soon go out in this world, a truly tragic scenario, but the most likely one, I believe, given the minimal resources devoted to this safety problem at the moment.
Watch this video for a good representation of the problem:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8nt3edWLgIg
Watch this video for a good representation of the problem:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8nt3edWLgIg