'Black Mirror' or better? The role of AI in the future of learning and development

The hit TV anthology'Black Mirror' has captivated viewers with speculative tales of how emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, machine learning and intelligent automation could go horribly awry. It makes for great television, but do similar futures await learning leaders who are looking to strategically leverage these technologies? We have seen where AI-powered digital technologies are steadily and increasingly becoming part of our daily lives. Amazon's Alexa, Apple's Siri, Google's Assistant and Microsoft's Cortana are accessible in many of our homes and through our digital devices. These and other AI agents are evolving and becoming more capable of completing processes humans are traditionally tasked with.