Are we living in an AI golden age?

At a recent Internet Association Gala, Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO, intimated that we are currently living the "golden age" of artificial intelligence. With product development and artificial intelligence (AI) applications on a seemingly rapid upward trajectory, Bezos might not be wrong. Open source software and the emergence of edge computing have allowed widespread AI development. Due to standardized operating frameworks and interconnectivity of technology, it's never been easier to develop AI products. Skeptics, such as Tim Berners-Lee and Stephen Hawking, however, argue that an AI renaissance will likely herald the end of mankind.