Blockchain vs Artificial Intelligence: how are they shaping the future?

Since their inceptions, both artificial intelligence and blockchain technology have garnered much interest within the technology sphere. In recent years, blockchain technology has provided our global community with revolutionary solutions to many areas including finance, authentication and data protection. Since the 1940s, artificial intelligence has perplexed great minds including Turing and McCarthy who began the conversation as to whether machines can think for themselves and how this progress can significantly impact our lives for the greater good. Together, they provide scope for major technological changes. But how exactly are they helping us and how are they shaping our futures?