The area around Albuquerque has long been a hub for scientific and technological development. This appears to be true for AI, too, but the full picture of this regional economy is much more complex.
Northern Arizona University, in Flagstaff, has designated this academic year the “Year of AI Empowerment.” It’s about embracing the future responsibly.
At the University of Chicago’s Existential Risk Laboratory, researchers study how emerging technologies like AI could amplify global threats such as nuclear war.
Across universities and research centers, experts are studying how nuclear weapons, engineered pathogens, and artificial intelligence could reshape humanity’s future.