The Questions We're Going to be Asking When Artificial Intelligence Takes Over

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the broader concept of machines being able to carry out tasks in a way that we humans would consider'smart'. Machine Learning (ML), a subset of AI, refers to the idea of machines using data to make smart decisions -- i.e. decisions they are not necessarily programmed to make. Today, AI is growing faster than ever. A simple Google search lists the various industries and economies AI is threatening to disrupt -- finance, education, science, law… An AI system beats a Grandmaster at chess, and then at Go. Watson, an AI system designed by IBM, beats two Jeopardy champions. Achievements and milestones of these super-complex technologies are headlines of Techcrunch and Quartz articles, scoured by scholars, technology aficionados and VCs looking for'the next big thing'.