What's the Deal with Data Science and Artificial Intelligence?

It's hard to think of a world without smart home assistant devices such as Amazon's Alexa, ridesharing apps like Uber, fitness trackers, personalized music playlists or even mobile banking. While some of these innovations have only been with us for less than a decade, they're now thoroughly woven into the fabric of modern society. None of them would have been possible without advances in artificial intelligence and data science. Even sustainable fashion and medical research are using these technology tools to their advantage nowadays. What are the risks involved?