Why You Shouldn't Fear A.I. Taking Your Job - Dice Insights

There's a growing fear that artificial intelligence (A.I.) and machine learning will take over millions of human jobs, leading to social upheaval on an unimaginable scale. While some tech leaders believe that artificial-intelligence platforms will ultimately prove a blessing to the human race, there are others--most notably Tesla CEO Elon Musk--who think that unmanaged A.I. could doom us all. At this juncture in the evolution of A.I., it's too soon to tell how things will ultimately go. But there are a few signs that A.I. won't undermine human beings, at least in the near term. Exhibit A: the recent tournament that saw a bot created by OpenAI, a non-profit A.I. research company, beat human champions at "Dota 2," a real-time strategy game.