The conversation around AI has spread from labs and companies to mainstream media, coffee shops, and street corners. Everyone everywhere has been talking about artificial intelligence . Recently a friend told me how she overheard a group of men talking broadly about the threat of artificial intelligence when one of them declared in all seriousness, “I want to punch AI in the face!” Needless to say this would not be possible, since AI has no face, and yet it is easy to understand this response to the rise of machine intelligence. The destructive potential of AI is alarming. It can be misused to perpetuate bias , destabilize political systems, and promote inequities. Some experts believe it may threaten our dominance as a species. As humans we are naturally afraid […]
Original web page at www.fastcompany.com
