I stood in awe in front of my house, contemplating whether the realisation of the billionaire Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates had started being witnessed. Being very optimistic about humanity’s future amidst the challenges facing current and future generations, he said that it would be better to be born in the years to come than at any time in the past.

It is reported that Microsoft effectively controls the company ChatGPT while considering plans to incorporate the technology into its Office tools and apps. With an uncontainable grin, I struggled to find words of gratitude to those who helped make this possible.

China's state-controlled newspaper, People's Daily, the newest employee that affirms to have the skills of thousands of news anchors, was on my mind. Ren Xiaorong is an AI digital anchor, reporting news all year, round the clock, without rest, whether in the field or back in the studio. Reportedly, every conversation with her and every feedback provided would only make her smarter.

Sam Altman, CEO of Open AI, the company that created ChatGPT, who has not signed on the letter, said that tools do good and really bad, promising to decrease the bad and increase the good.

However, he did not hide that he is particularly worried that these models could be used for large-scale disinformation. Now that they are getting better at writing computer code, they could be used for offensive cyber attacks.

I thought of the dangerous race that no one could predict or control, which forced Elon Musk, with a thousand other tech leaders, to call for its pause with a signed letter, a call for a six-month pause on AI development.

Amidst the thoughts, a red-coloured damper truck hit the cobblestone alleyway of my neighbourhood that passes in front of my house with indescribable speed. The shaking of the house brought me back to reality.

I thought about the incident’s potential to cause unexpected accidents. It could have brought a volatile, angry outburst on my side, swearing, speaking tactlessly, and saying hurtful things.

Instead, I took a deep breath and lamented all incidents that are increasingly being reported on the media from Addis Abeba, whether they are recorded or used to identify potential risks.

Thinking about whether checks on workplace conditions regularly are in place to ensure that all serious risks have been identified and assessed and controls are in place, I headed in the direction of the construction site where the truck was driven.

From a distance, I observed that mere lifting and carrying loads with squatting down and bending at the hips and knees were not adhered to. Tipping my head side to side, I concluded that key health and safety-related instructions given to and all health and safety procedures laid down for the workplace are disobeyed.

It looks like hazardous situations, incidents at work are not reported to the health and safety representative or immediate supervisor before the end of the work hour.