You know that feeling when you try to do a good thing and then accidentally scorch the entire planet? Yeah, the future can be terrifying. Lasers. Artificial intelligence. Nanotechnology. Soon, science will become so advanced that you could move objects with the power of your mind. But some of these advancements have the potential to end all life on Earth as we know it. Today, we'll be looking at five technologies that could save us and destroy us at the same time. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/whatifshow/membership Get the What if book: http://bit.ly/ytc-the-what-if-100-book Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCphTF9wHwhCt-BzIq-s4V-g/join Interested in sponsoring our episodes or collaborating? Email us: [email protected] Our other channels: How to Survive: https://bit.ly/how-to-survive-show Aperture: https://bit.ly/aperture-show T-shirts and merch: https://bit.ly/shopwhatif Newsletter: http://bit.ly/whatif-newsletter What If elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/Bj5UnspbwE Whatsapp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va8VC502ER6r1yk1yP2Y Instagram: http://bit.ly/whatif-instagram Twitter: http://bit.ly/whatif-twitter Facebook: http://bit.ly/facebook-whatif Produced by Underknown: https://underknown.com #shorts #whatif #technology #artificialintelligence #science #laser #ai #nanotechnology #future #scifi