Robot's artificial intelligence poses unique concerns Genetic Literacy Project

Should you be scared by [artificial intelligence]? Based on a lecture I just attended, my answer is: "absolutely, but not in the usual'robot overlords' kind of way." More than just an academic, she is also an entrepreneur. El Kaliouby is CEO of Affectiva, a company whose "AI humanizes how people and technology interact." The AI built by Affectiva can identify the positions of facial muscles and uses them to infer the emotional state of its user. The technology will clearly have useful applications, like developing learning apps for kids with autism.