What's So Great About Artificial Intelligence?

The rapid pace at which artificial intelligence (AI) is growing results in heated debates over the technology's potential threats as well as its opportunities. Some, including global leaders like Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking, predict the worst-- the dominance of AI over humanity--and insist on the necessity of more control over the development of AI. Others, however, focus on the business opportunities associated with AI, including expansion of research and understanding beyond the limitations of human computational power. Supporters point to the increased speed of breakthroughs in all kinds of fields from cancer research to shipping optimization. Naturally, this tech shift will result in some people losing jobs to machines.