The dangers of letting Big Tech control AI

While there are many trending and debate-worthy topics within the world of artificial intelligence, there's a rather profound one that few people are starting to discuss openly. Namely, there's a fundamental disconnect between how the tech industry communicates about innovations in AI versus the actual value delivered to consumers and enterprises. Worse, AI is not fully democratized and is not the bastion of major tech companies. Fortunately, that is about to change. As consumers, we are awash in a myriad of daily stories concerning AI and machine learning, from IBM Watson's latest use case to the warnings of Stephen Hawking to the rise of AI-style terminators. The average user is perhaps vaguely aware that AI powers everything from their inbox to their music playlists to their social media feeds.