FOX Business' Maria Bartiromo reports on the growth of artificial intelligence and the impact it could have on jobs. It sounds like a plot of a science-fiction novel: A future that doesn't need human beings. But is it more reality than fantasy? Most people use artificial intelligence and probably don't even realize they're using it -- whether it's asking Siri a question or trying to avoid a traffic jam using GPS or even using our faces as a password to access our smartphones. Artificial intelligence is defined as the capability of a machine to imitate intelligent human behavior.

The introduction of artificial intelligence into everyday life is raising new concerns over how these revolutionary new technologies will be used to help or potentially hurt humanity. Bloomberg News reported that France is set to become the first European country to implement facial recognition technology to create a digital identity for its citizens. In the summer of 2018, 2 million people took to the streets of Hong Kong to protest against authoritarian Chinese rule. The demonstrators knocked down a tower equipped with facial recognition software that used A.I. cameras to track and identify anyone participating in the protest. In 2019, San Francisco became the first big American city to ban the use of facial recognition technology.

Maria Bartiromo has been covering business news for 30 years, and she's got her eye on the next big wave: artificial intelligence. The Fox Business Network anchor, who recently re-signed with the network for a multiyear deal, is releasing an hour-long investigative documentary about artificial intelligence. The segment, which has been in the works for a year now, includes interviews with chief executive officers of major companies including IBM IBM, -0.76% and Ford. Fox News parent company Fox Corp FOXA, 0.72% was previously owned by MarketWatch parent News Corp NWS, -0.21%. Artificial intelligence isn't just making demands to Siri on Apple's iPhones, AAPL, -1.46% or telling your Google GOOG, -0.71% email inbox to identify spam.

Maria Bartiromo, host of "Maria Bartiromo's Wall Street" on Fox Business Network will host at documentary on the future of artificial intelligence. On a recent Friday, Maria Bartiromo, the financial television icon, offered a visitor a tour of her new corner office in the News Corporation Building in midtown Manhattan. The office, lined with floor-to-ceiling windows, is furnished with a cognac leather sofa, chairs and a large desk. Bartiromo, who has been with Fox News and Fox Business for more than five years, extended her tenure with the networks with a multi-year deal earlier this week. By 10 a.m., she'd already logged four hours of on-camera work.

The first album composed and produced entirely by AI (artificial intelligence) was created using the artificial intelligence platform Amper. The album, 'I AM AI,' is a collaboration with singer Taryn Southern who provided parameters for Amper to work with. Amper Music CEO Drew Silverstein told the FOX Business Network's Maria Bartiromo on Mornings with Maria, "Amper is an artificial intelligence composer, performer and producer." Silverstein says that anyone can use the platform to create music even if they don't have a musical background. "Amper's designed to allow anyone around the world to be able to express themselves creatively through music regardless of their musical ability."