The brains behind Artificial Intelligence

Google, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft and IBM have joined forces to explore the future of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and agree on basic rules on privacy and ethics for the development of the industry. AI is considered the next big technological breakthrough and many firms are excited about the prospect of using it to gain an advantage in the marketplace. But the potential for misuse is clear so it is sensible that the main players with a big stake in the development of technology get together to set the boundaries. However, technology giant Apple is not currently at the table but has made noises it intends to join in the near future. DeepMind, which is part of Google's artificial intelligence division, shocked the world when they recently beat champion Go player Lee Sedol.