As more of the world become smartphone owners, growth has been harder and harder to come by. The same goes for internet user growth, which rose 7 percent in 2017, down from 12 percent the year before. With more than half the world online, there are fewer people left to connect. People, however, are still increasing the amount of time they spend online. U.S. adults spent 5.9 hours per day on digital media in 2017, up from 5.6 hours the year before.

When I began writing my book "The Deep Learning A.I. Playbook", I had given very little thought about the dangers of Artificial Intelligence (AI). I was fortunate however to be able to form a bit of an understanding to write a chapter about Human Compatible AI (A term Stuart Russell uses to frame the problem) as a bookend for my book. I have however, come to the realization that the A.I. problem is a problem that is inextricably intertwined with human civilization. It cannot be solved because present human civilization isn't structured in a manner that is aligned with the needs of humanity. You cannot achieve human beneficial A.I. without drastically remaking human civilization.