RE:WIRED 2021: Kai-Fu Lee and Yoky Matsuoka Imagine AI's Potential for Good

When we think of artificial intelligence, many of us jump to visions of the future from science fiction--hellscapes like The Matrix, Black Mirror, and The Terminator. But that isn't necessarily the way things will turn out. Two leading experts in the technology think there's more cause for optimism than pessimism, even though there will be speed bumps along the way. Kai-Fu Lee is the former head of Microsoft Research in Asia, and Google in China. He's now the chairman and CEO of Sinovation Ventures, a venture capital firm with nearly $3 billion in assets; roughly 70 percent of its investments are AI-related.