On Artificial Intelligence and Society. Interview with Oren Etzioni

"We have a profound ethical responsibility to design systems that have a positive impact on society, obey the law, and adhere to our highest ethical standards."–Oren On the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on society, I have interviewed Oren Etzioni, Chief Executive Officer of the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence. What is the mission of the Allen Institute for AI (AI2)? Oren Etzioni: Our mission is to contribute to humanity through high-impact AI research and engineering. AI2 is the creation of Paul Allen, Microsoft co-founder, and you are the lead.