Jack Carr hopes AI can be used for society's 'betterment,' but 'hope is not a course of action'

Bestselling novelist Jack Carr, a former Navy SEAL, reveals how and why he creates his books as his newest work of fiction, "Only the Dead," goes on sale on May 16.

He said, "The question now isn’t ‘could we’ or ‘should we,' as AI is already here. The question now is about management of AI across industry. My hope is that AI can be used for the betterment of society — but as I learned in the SEAL Teams, hope is not a course of action." "I was thinking more tactically on the battlefield — then COVID hits." "I take what it was like to be ambushed in Baghdad in 2006 — and I take those emotions and apply them to my protagonist's life." Maureen Mackey is managing editor of lifestyle for Fox News Digital.

Also regarding artificial intelligence, Carr said further, "I started getting texts and emails early in 2023 asking me if I had heard of ChatGPT and what I thought of it considering the subject matter of my last novel, ‘In the Blood.’ That book features a quantum computer that is essentially a sentient version of ChatGPT."