Is AI an Existential Threat?

Is AI an existential threat? Thoughts on AI in the news recently for being dangerous. I will be honest about AI. The entire technical debate is above my pay grade. What is not above my pay grade is the strategic calculation. The US has invested over $700 billion in AI in 2026. 10/04/2026 Update Added

Climate Change Mitigation

Wesley S. Bonafé, P.E. | July 2026

An honest assessment of the most technologically grounded climate proposal you’ve probably never heard a politician make.

Climate Change

Wesley S. Bonafé, P.E. | July 2026

Climate, Uncertainty, and the Engineer’s Obligation to Prepare

Climate has changed throughout Earth’s history, long before industrial civilization existed. Ice cores, sediment layers, and tree rings document warming and cooling cycles driven by natural forces. Milankovitch cycles, variations in Earth’s orbital path around the sun, have produced ice ages and interglacial periods over hundreds of thousands of years. This post looks at what an engineer’s obligation to prepare actually means.

AI Is a Tool. Treat It Like One.

Wesley S. Bonafé, P.E. | June 2026

Are you afraid AI will take your job? It won’t, but someone who knows how to use it properly might. The people who get the most value from AI are the ones who never stop thinking for themselves. That sounds simple, but it is not as common as you would expect.