It's time to stop being afraid of new technology

Concerns about how A.I. will affect our lives are necessary, but so is properly talking about them. We're on the cusp of a major change in the way our gadgets do things. Artificial intelligence and machine learning are no longer something you would see in a science fiction novel, and smart machines are being deployed to do even the most mundane tasks, as well as more high-profile things that catch our attention. While I think we're still at least a few years away from the point where we all have our own robotic butlers and flying cars, the possibilities are no longer in doubt. Nobody wants computers that are evil and nobody is building them.