The AI We Want, Not The One We Fear

Rarely has a new technology elicited as strong a response as artificial intelligence (AI). Depending on who you ask, AI will either “save the world” or usher in the end of humanity.

While it’s important to understand AI’s risks and safeguard against them, I believe there is too little conversation about the upside of AI. If the technology is this powerful, how could it improve our lives for the better? What problems could AI solve beyond creating more efficiency? In other words, how might AI be worth the risk?

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