5 Things AI Is Better At Than You

Your mother was right: you are special. While each of us is a perfect little snowflake in our own right, that doesn't necessarily mean we possess world-shaking skills. But back in the lab, data scientists are cranking out algorithms that exceed human capability on a regular basis. About a year ago, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg predicted that artificial intelligence (AI) would generally surpass humans in core sensory capabilities (like seeing and hearing) in about five to 10 years. AI still can't "actually look at the photo and deeply understand what's in it or look at the videos and understand what's in it," he said at the time.