The artificial intelligence revolution could completely change how humanity lives, both for the good and the bad, according to Ben Shapiro.

The Daily Wire co-founder and editor emeritus made the comments on his Wednesday podcast, pointing to the medical and scientific advantages that could come with AI while also noting that humans would have the capacity to misuse the new technology. 

“The artificial intelligence revolution is here,” Shapiro said. “It is only going to grow more and more in both scope and breadth. Things like ChatGPT are actually very basic versions of what the techno-bros have in store for the rest of the world. And there are some people who are very hot on it, some people who are very scared of it.” 

The best-selling author said he tends to take a more measured approach to the development of AI, predicting that it will transform how the economy works and stimulate human creativity. 

“I think that the upsides economically are going to be extraordinary,” he said. “I think in terms of labor-saving and productivity, we could see an explosion of productivity that essentially brings inflation down to zero. That makes an enormous number of products, goods, and services significantly easier to access for a wide variety of people. That allows pretty much anybody to engage in a variety of industries they never would have had access to before.” 

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Shapiro also cautioned that the new technology would also impact human brain development, referencing the impact a smartphone had on his 7-year-old son. 

“There are some problems, I think, when it comes to the sort of human brain development aspect of AI that we’re going to have to discuss because one of the things that we’ve really never thought about with regard to technology, we’ve always thought about technology as something apart from us. Technology is a machine that you use, but the truth is the machine shapes you,” he said. 

Shapiro added that technology could not erase the human capacity to do evil, which is why there will be negative developments that stem from the increasing use of AI. 

“Humans beings are inherently sinful. Human nature is inherently unchanging, at least at the root level. We are not going to become better, nicer people. We’re not going to become free of sin,” he said, adding that AI could be used to both do evil and fight evil. 

The nominees for the 75th Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday.

“Succession” led with 27 nominations. Next was the zombie thriller “The Last of Us” with 24, “The White Lotus” with 23, and “Ted Lasso” with 21.

These top awards for television will be hosted by Emmy Award-nominated actress Yvette Nicole Brown and Television Academy Chair Frank Scherma. The announcement happens as the deadline to head off a strike by more than 160,000 members of the SAG/AFTRA union expires Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. PDT. Television writers have been on strike for more than two months, which has affected filming and production on many shows. 

The Emmy Awards are currently scheduled to be presented on September 18. That date could change due to negotiations with the union. 

The nominees for 2023 are as follows: 

Outstanding drama series

“Andor”

“Better Call Saul”

“The Crown”

“House of the Dragon”

“The Last of Us”

“Succession”

“The White Lotus”

“Yellowjackets”

Outstanding comedy series

“Abbott Elementary”

“Barry”

“The Bear”

“Jury Duty”

“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”

“Only Murders in the Building”

“Ted Lasso”

“Wednesday”

Outstanding limited series

“Beef”

“Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story”

“Daisy Jones & the Six”

“Fleishman Is in Trouble”

“Obi-Wan Kenobi”

Outstanding lead actor in a drama series

Jeff Bridges, “The Old Man”

Brian Cox, “Succession”

Kieran Culkin, “Succession”

Bob Odenkirk, “Better Call Saul”

Pedro Pascal, “The Last of Us”

Jeremy Strong, “Succession”

Outstanding lead actress in a drama series

Sharon Horgan, “Bad Sisters”

Melanie Lynskey, “Yellowjackets”

Elisabeth Moss, “The Handmaid’s Tale”

Bella Ramsey, “The Last of Us”

Keri Russell, “The Diplomat”

Sarah Snook, “Succession”

Outstanding supporting actor in a drama series

Murray Abraham, “The White Lotus”

Nicholas Braun, “Succession”

Michael Imperioli, “The White Lotus”

Theo James, “The White Lotus”

Matthew Macfadyen, “Succession”

Alan Ruck, “Succession”

Will Sharpe, “The White Lotus”

Alexander Skarsgård, “Succession”

Outstanding supporting actress in a drama series

Jennifer Coolidge, “The White Lotus”

Elizabeth Debicki, “The Crown”

Meghann Fahy, “The White Lotus”

Sabrina Impacciatore, “The White Lotus”

Aubrey Plaza, “The White Lotus”

Rhea Seehorn, “Better Call Saul”

J. Smith-Cameron, “Succession”

Simona Tabasco, “The White Lotus”

Outstanding lead actor in a comedy series

Bill Hader, “Barry”

Martin Short, “Only Murders in the Building”

Jason Segel, “Shrinking”

Jason Sudeikis, “Ted Lasso”

Jeremy Allen White, “The Bear”

Outstanding lead actress in a comedy series

Christina Applegate, “Dead to Me”

Rachel Brosnahan, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”

Quinta Brunson, “Abbott Elementary”

Natasha Lyonne, “Poker Face”

Jenna Ortega, “Wednesday”

Outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series

Alex Borstein, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”

Ayo Edebiri, “The Bear”

Janelle James, “Abbott Elementary”

Sheryl Lee Ralph, “Abbott Elementary”

Juno Temple, “Ted Lasso”

Hannah Waddingham, “Ted Lasso”

Jessica Williams, “Shrinking”

Outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series

Anthony Carrigan, “Barry”

Phil Dunster, “Ted Lasso”

Brett Goldstein, “Ted Lasso”

James Marsden, “Jury Duty”

Ebon Moss-Bachrach, “The Bear”

Tyler James Williams, “Abbott Elementary”

Henry Winkler, “Barry”

Outstanding lead actor in a limited series or TV movie

Taron Egerton, “Black Bird”

Kumail Nanjiani, “Welcome to Chippendales”

Evan Peters, “Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story”

Daniel Radcliffe, “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story”

Michael Shannon, “George & Tammy”

Steven Yeun, “Beef”

Outstanding lead actress in a limited series or TV movie

Lizzy Caplan, “Fleishman Is in Trouble”

Jessica Chastain, “George & Tammy”

Dominique Fishback, “Swarm”

Kathryn Hahn, “Tiny Beautiful Things”

Riley Keough, “Daisy Jones & the Six”

Ali Wong, “Beef”

Outstanding supporting actor in a limited series or TV movie

Murray Bartlett, “Welcome To Chippendales”

Paul Walter Hauser, “Black Bird”

Richard Jenkins Dahmer, “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story”

Joseph Lee, “Beef”

Ray Liotta, “Black Bird”

Young Mazino, “Beef”

Jesse Plemons, “Love & Death”

Outstanding supporting actress in a limited series or TV movie

Annaleigh Ashford, “Welcome To Chippendales”

Maria Bello, “Beef”

Claire Danes, “Fleishman Is In Trouble”

Juliette Lewis, “Welcome To Chippendales”

Camila Morrone, “Daisy Jones & The Six”

Niecy Nash-Betts, “Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story”

Merritt Wever, “Tiny Beautiful Things”

Outstanding reality/competition series

“The Amazing Race”

“RuPaul’s Drag Race”

“Survivor”

“Top Chef”

“The Voice”

Outstanding talk series

“The Daily Show with Trevor Noah”

“Jimmy Kimmel Live!”

“Late Night With Seth Meyers”

“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”

“The Problem with Jon Stewart”

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