IBM and MIT are working together to make sure A.I. isn't our downfall

In September 2017, IBM announced a ten-year partnership with MIT, based around a $10 million investment into artificial intelligence research. Scientists, professors, and students working in the field were encouraged to submit their ideas for new avenues of study. A.I. is rapidly becoming a major focus of modern technology, and its importance to our everyday lives will only increase over the next few years. IBM and MIT both want to be on the forefront of the latest developments – but this partnership goes far beyond the technology itself. The lab will consider the societal impact of A.I. alongside its efforts to push the technology forward.