MIT Technology Review flags everyday AI harms alongside NASA's nuclear spacecraft push
A commentary piece argues that AI safety debates focus too heavily on catastrophic risks while ignoring subtler, everyday harms—citing data that a third of teens now turn to AI companions for serious conversations, alongside chatbot-assisted schoolwork and engagement-optimized feeds. Separately, the piece notes NASA's 2024 announcement of Space Reactor-1 Freedom, a planned nuclear-powered spacecraft intended to reach Mars by the end of 2028 under a roughly $2 billion program.