If AI Doesn't Work, then How Could it Kill Us? – Link

Forbes reports that "most AI projects fail"; Techrepublic puts the number at 85%. How do we reconcile this reality with claims of AI as representing an "existential threat" such as those from Elon Musk and futurism.com? Often called AGI (Artificial General Intelligence), the idea is a general-purpose, human-like intelligence like Hal from 2001 or the Terminator. First, all new technology by its nature is disruptive, and AI today is no exception. The cotton gin, the telephone, and certainly the internet and personal computers all created massive shifts in employment and commerce.