Is A.I. Disrupting Everything‪?‬ Pratish Sharma

While science fiction often portrays AI as robots with human-like characteristics, AI can encompass anything from Google’s search algorithms to IBM’s Watson to autonomous weapons.

A captivating conversation is taking place about AI’s future and what it could mean for humanity. Fascinating controversies where the world’s leading experts disagree, e.g: AI’s impact on the job market; if it will lead to an intelligence explosion; and whether it’s something we should welcome or fear. But there are also many cases of boring pseudo-controversies caused by people misunderstanding and talking past each other.

To help focus on the interesting controversies & open questions, not on the misunderstandings, let’s attempt to clear up some of the most common myths.