Five questions and answers about artificial intelligence

Rapid advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) are generating much controversy in society, often without scientific basis. As occurred the development of other emerging technologies, such as the introduction of electricity in the early 20th century, AI causes both fascination and fear. Following the advice of the philosopher R.W. Emerson's advice'the knowledge is the antidote to fear', this paper seeks to contribute to the dissemination of knowledge about AI. To this end, it reflects on the following questions: the origins of AI, its possible future evolution, its ability to show feelings, the associated threats and dangers, and the concept of AI singularity Keywords: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Fourth Industrial Revolution, Beginnings of AI, Development of AI, Automatic learning, Machine learning, Feelings in AI, Dangers of AI, Advantages of AI, Singularity of AI, Superintelligence, Frictionless Reproducibility (FR), Large Language Models, General AI (GAI), Intelligence, GPT Chat.