Artificial intelligence -- saviour or monster?

The years 2020 and 2021 have already been eclipsed by Covid-19. As we enter 2022, the Omicron variant has risen, giving a sense of deja vu. The pandemic has, however, played a critical role in giving an accelerated impetus to use of technology in our lives. For instance, BlueDot, an artificial intelligence (AI) platform, was the first to flag an "unusual pneumonia" in Wuhan. AI has been enhancing our capabilities in ways never witnessed in the past.