Westworld's Future of Artificial Intelligence Is Closer Than We Think

Imagine a world where you can experience your wildest dreams, interact with artificially intelligent characters and do whatever you want without consequences. While this may be the plot of the hit HBO series "Westworld," based on Michael Crichton's book of the same name, the future of artificial intelligence (AI) we see on our screens may come sooner than we think. According to VentureBeat, Crichton's story follows wealthy guests who holiday in the "almost-real theme park of Westworld, which is full of androids who are instructed not to harm the human guests." The guests, however, can do anything they want, without consequences. When Crichton's "Westworld" was released in 1973, the ideas in it were considered science fiction, but while the use of technology in the show is at a level that's unfeasible today, it's no longer unimaginable.