Artificial Intelligence Is Our Future. But Will It Save Or Destroy Humanity?
Choosing Sides If tech experts are to be believed, artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform the world. But those same experts don’t agree on what kind of effect that transformation will have on the average person. Some believe that humans will be much better off in the hands of advanced AI systems, while others think it will lead to our inevitable downfall. How could a single technology evoke such vastly different responses from people within the tech community? Artificial intelligence is software built to learn or problem solve — processes typically performed in the human brain. Digital assistants like Amazon’s Alexa and Apple’s Siri , along with Tesla’s Autopilot , are all powered by AI. Some forms of AI can even create visual art or write songs . There’s little question that AI has the potential to be revolutionary. Automation could transform the way we w...