Can AI restore our humanity?

Sudheesh Nair, CEO of ThoughtSpot earnestly campaigns for artificial intelligence as a panacea for restoring our humanity - by making us able to do more work. Whether AI is helping a commuter navigate through a city or supporting a doctor's medical diagnosis, it relieves humans from mind-numbing, repetitive and error-prone tasks. This scares some business leaders, who worry AI could make people lazy, feckless and over-dependent. The more utopian minded - me included - see AI improving society and business while individuals get to enjoy happier, more fulfilling lives. Fortunately, this need not launch yet another polarised debate.