As internally developed artificial intelligence systems move from lab to deployment, the importance of creating unbiased, ethical systems is greater than ever. The challenge is that there is not a simple solution for companies to build ethical consideration into AI algorithms. But there are key things you can do early on that help. A machine learning algorithm can't tell you whether a decision is ethical or whether it will irreparably damage morale within your organization. It hasn't spent years honing its business intuition, the intuition that tells you that even though a recommendation looks right on paper, it will be poorly received by your client base.

The superstar managers of the AI era will be much more than scheduling ninjas or efficient task managers. They'll serve as bridges between AI systems and their team members, guiding them toward more innovative and collaborative pursuits. Finally rid of repetitive and cognitively uninteresting tasks, managers will be free to unleash the full breadth of their creative skills and leadership acumen. Before looking at the evolving role of managers, let's consider the changes AI is already bringing to companies. At present, managers spend 54 percent of their time on administrative tasks like scheduling and logistics coordination.

These days, it's tough to avoid newspaper headlines warning that artificial intelligence is coming for your job. The problem is that, often, the only thing these oversimplifications get right is that there is in fact an important connection between automation and work. What's surprising is how many examples there are of AI acting as the catalyst for new hiring, higher wages, and happier employees. The reality is that the impact of AI on the workforce is complex, nuanced, and still very much in transition. A Deloitte study of automation in the U.K. found that 800,000 low-skilled jobs were eliminated as the result of AI and other automation technologies.

There have been a lot of digital "next big things" in education over the years--everything from the Apple IIe to online learning. The latest is artificial intelligence education tech (AI Ed), and only time will tell what impact it will ultimately have. But for something as important as education, now is the time to start talking about the benefits and challenges created by AI-powered personalized learning systems as they make their way into classrooms. Entefy covered this topic in previous articles: Old school no more: AI disrupts the classroom, which focused on teachers; and Artificial intelligence may transform education, but are parents ready?, which focused on parents. The clear near-term opportunity for AI Ed is to support teachers by taking over time-consuming, lower-value tasks like grading and recordkeeping. But there are already sophisticated AI teaching systems under development, systems that raise long-term questions about what place AI should have in schools.

For all the excitement around artificial intelligence and other automation technologies, we've only seen a fraction of the opportunities automation will create. With all the change still to come, it's worth considering now the role these technologies will play in your company's future. The practical benefits of automation are many: fewer data-entry errors, faster customer service response times, workload automation, better resource management, and the ability to turn legacy data into powerful insights. These functions enable your company to operate more efficiently. They also empower your employees to excel in new and exciting ways.

In 2014, the term "fake news" hadn't yet become part of the American lexicon and the 2016 U.S. presidential race was only beginning to make headlines. But in California, a man named Jestin Coler was hard at work creating one of the most divisive media trends in modern history. Dubbed the godfather of the fake news industry, Coler's efforts began with publishing fabricated stories -- including an article about Colorado food stamp recipients using welfare benefits to buy marijuana -- that garnered enough traffic to generate tens of thousands of dollars a month in ad revenue. The idea quickly caught on. Competing sites sprang up around the world as other publishers raced to create fake news masterpieces of outrageous, conspiratorial, and highly partisan news ahead of the election.

Artificial intelligence companies are sprouting up all over, though AI itself is far from new. At its deepest sense, artificial intelligence (AI) has been around for a very long time -- its intellectual roots are found in Greek mythology. To be sure, artificial intelligence has come a long way recently, with rapid advancements ranging from virtual assistants (such as Apple's Siri) to fraud detection, this emerging tech now plays a part in everyday life. According to CB Insights, over 30 artificial intelligence companies have been acquired recently. Clearly, there is interest in artificial intelligence and its ability to improve the human experience, despite pushback from naysayers who warn of AI's disruption.