Who will keep AI in check while they govern over trillions of connected devices

AI's influence over our world will continue to grow, but it remains a technology in its infancy – however, missteps along the way shouldn't detract from the greater good it promises, says Lenore Kerrigan, country sales director for enterprise information management group, OpenText. In Davos 2018, the great and powerful debated the ethics of Artificial Intelligence (AI), with UK Prime Minister Theresa May launching the UK's Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation. The aim of this advisory body is to work closely with international partners to build a common understanding of how to ensure the safe, ethical and innovative deployment of AI. The move echoes a 2000-year-old debate by Roman poet Juvenal who asked, "Who guards the guardsmen?" The question probed at the very heart of power and its abuse, because if powerful people dictate how the world works, who keeps them in check?