Artificial Intelligence: It's Only Scary if You Let it Control You LBBOnline

A lot of press about artificial intelligence (AI) focuses on its scary side. Many paint the vision of robots, smart houses (think back to the 1999 Disney movie "Smart House" of a cyborg maid that takes over) and artificial beings crafting our experiences. This fear is not all hype, as Microsoft's AI-powered Twitter bot showed when she went haywire, tweeting inappropriate and aggressive responses that were egged on by other Twitter users. As with any new technology, though, you can manage it with an appropriate level of checks and balances to ensure ethical standards are being met. Part of the reason people are scared of AI is because they don't understand it.