'We must make sure artificial intelligence doesn't increase inequality' Science DW 23.11.2017

With movie theaters full of films about rogue robots taking over the world, many fear the impact artificial intelligence (AI) might have on human life. In light of this year's Queen's Lecture at the Technical University (TU) Berlin, DW has caught up with AI and engineering expert Zoubin Ghahramani. We asked him about human and artificial intelligence, machine learning and what he thinks our future with AI might look like. DW: Professor Ghahramani, before we speak about artificial intelligence and machine learning, could you define human intelligence for us? Zoubin Ghahramani: When they hear the word'intelligence' people often think about the differences between individual humans, but actually the more interesting question is'how are we different from other animals, plants and computers?'