Scientists look at how A.I. will change our lives by 2030

By the year 2030, artificial intelligence (A.I.) will have changed the way we travel to work and to parties, how we take care of our health and how our kids are educated. Focused on trying to foresee the advances coming to A.I., as well as the ethical challenges they'll bring, the panel yesterday released its first study. The 28,000-word report, "Artificial Intelligence and Life in 2030," looks at eight categories -- from employment to healthcare, security, entertainment, education, service robots, transportation and poor communities -- and tries to predict how smart technologies will affect urban life. "We believe specialized A.I. applications will become both increasingly common and more useful by 2030, improving our economy and quality of life," Peter Stone, a computer scientist at the University of Texas at Austin and chair of the 17-member panel of international experts, said in a written statement. "But this technology will also create profound challenges, affecting jobs and incomes and other issues that we should begin addressing now to ensure that the benefits of A.I. are broadly shared."