The debate over whether artificial intelligence is good or bad for humanity is one that has been ongoing since the inception of AI itself. On one side, proponents argue that AI can help us to solve some of the world's most pressing problems, such as climate change, disease and poverty. On the other side, detractors claim that AI will eventually surpass human intelligence, leading to a future in which machines rule the world. So far, there is no clear answer as to which side is right. However, what is certain is that AI presents both risks and opportunities for humanity.

There is much debate about the intrinsic good or badness of AI – are we destined for a dystopian future where AI decides we are no longer good enough? Yet perhaps the bigger risk in the short to medium term is our human tendencies to malicious intent – Are we good enough for AI? In any case we must develop the governance that allows us to have confidence in the safety of AI. At this point AI is the result of data driven learning – it has no conscience and can't explain its reasoning. There is no implicit good or bad to AI it will simply respond with results that are derived completely by its learning.