The saving grace is that this situation was salvageable by mortals. Imagine the world where black box AI systems are deployed, and humanity gets too cozy and c

The saving grace is that this situation was salvageable by mortals. Imagine the world where black box AI systems are deployed, and humanity gets too cozy and complicit with the amenities it offers--too lazy and too convenient to care. Then suddenly, a BSoD-equivalent happens. And nobody knows how to reason with it--or worse, through it; and nobody knows how write a 'hello world' nor to fire up a debugger any more.