An AI Primer For The Non-specialist

In addition to being fascinating, Artificial Intelligence (AI), is a game changer. It will have a great impact that go far beyond corporate profits or the economy. It will open vast new opportunities, but also reopen old technical, economical and even philosophical debates. And how should we evaluate it? There is a lot of confusion about what AI is. The term is now so overused it is approaching the status of marketing jargon. Scanning market research reports, it is clear that too many software companies now describe their products as "AI".