While developing negotiating chatbot agents, Facebook researchers found that the bots spontaneously developed their own non-human language. From the personal assistants in our mobile phones to the profiling, customisation and cyber protection that lie behind more and more of our commercial interactions, AI touches almost ever... It's widely accepted that Artificial Intelligence (AI) will have a huge impact on our lives in the coming decades - but what's its value to the global economy? Scientists are working on ways artificial intelligence algorithms could digest massive texts and extract their meaning, presenting it in terms regular people can understand. China has filed more than 8,000 AI patents in the five years to 2015, a 190% growth rate that outpaces other leading markets significantly. The US military is developing robots capable of flying all types of aircraft.