How to learn to stop worrying and love AI

Thanks to Hollywood, the first thing people tend to think of when they hear "artificial intelligence" is a dystopian future where humanity is at war with its electronic overlords – Terminator, Ex Machina and I, Robot come to mind. "If you ask a random stranger what AI is, they're likely to talk about robots that take over the world," Peter van der Putten, Director AI Lab at Pegasystems, explained to The Mandarin. In his role, van der Putten determines how AI can drive change and impact business, arts and science, and more in a responsible, customer centric and ethical manner. "Responsible and trustworthy AI can be used to have a meaningful impact, improve the life of citizens, customers, and businesses," he said. With oversight, regulations, responsible data use and the right tools that enable business logic to be coded simply, AI can be fair and free from bias, making the future much brighter than Hollywood suggests.