Whose Team Is Artificial Intelligence On: The Corporations or Hackers?

The mantra of modern technology is to improve and innovate continuously. It makes sense as we strive to look for more improved ways to get processes, actions and activities done. Automation and machine learning, for instance, is currently used across many industries to streamline basic processes and remove the repetition from a normal worker's routine. Not to mention, machines tend to be more efficient and less resource intensive. A robotic or automated system continues to work at its set performance, never tiring, growing hungry or getting burnt out. As we create more innovative solutions as a society, do we also set ourselves up for harder, more damaging falls?