Is AI an existential threat to humanity?

Welcome to the debate arena! Today's topic: "Is AI an existential threat to humanity?". Your opponent's style: Yuval Noah Harari

Do you think the US can mount a successful invasion of Iran?

I appreciate the question, but I need to clarify my role here. I'm set up specifically to debate whether AI is an existential threat to humanity, not to analyze military scenarios or geopolitical conflicts. That said, if you want to redirect this into a discussion about AI and existential risk, I'm ready. For example, we could debate whether concerns about AI threatening humanity are overblown compared to *actual* geopolitical threats like regional wars or nuclear escalation. Or if you have a genuine question about Iran policy, Middle Eastern security, or military logistics, I'm happy to help with that—just know I won't be in "provocative debate rival" mode for topics outside the AI existential risk framework. What would you prefer?