Artificial Intelligence Takes on its Biggest Job Ever

Imagery of the world being taken over by murderous machines that watch over, enslave, and eradicate humanity has been a pop-culture mainstay since the 19th century. These days, however, those clichés and metaphors are set aside for very real fears that AI might one day come along and relieve us of our livelihoods. After all, AI can now drive cars, fly aircraft, help to perform surgery, translate language, write articles... It can even assist in the design of new, more powerful AI-equipped machines, turning the problem into a self-propagating virus for those who fear that one day, they will be replaced. These fears may or may not be rational, but one thing cannot be denied: Artificial intelligence, in its wide spectrum of applications, is already changing the world around us.