It's complicated: AI experts examine our relationship with intelligent machines - SiliconANGLE

Despite the growing use of artificial-intelligence tools on a global basis, there is no universal code of ethics to govern its use. This is a key question the technology industry is beginning to wrestle with as the use of AI generates results both positive and negative. The technology has already been used for positive outcomes in a number of areas, including improving Australia's beaches, delivering reliable weather forecasts, and detecting human disease more accurately. There is also the other side of the coin, where AI has come under fire for injecting racial bias into criminal sentencing decisions and reinforcing gender discrimination. AI-powered facial recognition tools have been subjected to especially harsh criticism by privacy and human rights organizations.