Algorithms And AI: A World Of New Possibilities

Despite what Hollywood suggests, AI won't mean the end of the world. In fact, it promises a bright new future. Elon Musk is probably one of the most famous technologists on the planet today, so when he voices fears of artificial intelligence (AI) running amok, by telling state leaders in the U.S. that AI poses an existential threat to humanity, people listen. After all, we have already been conditioned by science fiction to equate AI to the robot revolution, when machines surpass humanity and either take over the world or simply destroy it. The reality of AI, however, is far more mundane.