Can we humanize artificial intelligence--before it kills us?

For the last 15 years we've had to stare at screens to interact with the magic inside. But machine learning is changing the way we communicate with our devices, and our relationship with them is becoming more real, and downright emotional. Before you shrug off the notion of a humanized machine, or shake your head at its potential dangers, it is important to recognize that the industry has always attempted to provide an emotional input to our virtual ecosystem. Take Clippit, Microsoft's creepy but helpful talking paper clip--or even the smiling Mac. If you were to open up a '90s version of Microsoft Office, Clippit would be there to make you happy (or angry).