Artificial intelligence (AI) is doing a lot of good and will continue to provide many benefits for our modern world, but along with the good, there will inevitably be negative consequences. The sooner we begin to contemplate what those might be, the better equipped we will be to mitigate and manage the dangers. An experimental AI named "Adam" that learns how to play Atari games on its own by watching others play demonstrates one way in which AI can become dangerous -- if left unchecked or freed from human control. Researchers took Adam out of its box by putting it in charge of an online game-playing site called Universe where humans uploaded their games so that AI could learn how to play them -- without supervision or guidance. That meant some people were inevitably going to upload games that might look harmless but actually contain malware or other exploits, and researchers would have no way of knowing whether the uploaded games were safe.

Artificial intelligence is the most talked about technology of our time. There are two completely opposite approaches to artificial intelligence - the technology of the future. One of the methods believes that AI is nothing more than a means that will take humanity to a new level of progress and innovation. While the other approach, equally suppressed by the idea, comes from fear of an unknown future. It revolves around the fear that artificial intelligence technology will take over the human world.

Whatever the ultimate impact may be of a report by UK experts in algorithmic bias, the document already has succeeded where many analyst reports have failed. The new report, on bias in algorithmic decision making, comes from the government-funded Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation. It takes the position that AI decision making must be ethical to be successful, and AI ethics must be viewed as impacting individual people -- because it does. Thinking about AI ethics in terms of industries, regions, demographics and data sets is an easy out. It lets everyone involved spread harms across faceless multitudes.

Currently ethics for AI focuses too much on high-level principles. Using AI to deal with crises would mean anticipating problems before they happen and building safety and reliability into it. Plus, ethics should be part of how AI is built and used, not an add-on or afterthought. Researchers and engineers need to think through the implications of what they build.

Robots are increasingly becoming common in everyday life. From robots that assist in blowing out fires to robots that help the elderly, it seems that robots are here to stay and, more importantly, here to help humanity. But how do you ensure that robots only help humanity? What ethics should robots abide by? And what do you do about potential lethal robots, robots meant to be used in war?

There are of course risks. AI's tools and techniques can be misused, intentionally or inadvertently. For example, biases can be embedded in AI algorithms or datasets, and this can amplify existing inequalities when the applications are used. According to one academic study, error rates for facial analysis software are less than 1% for light-skinned men, but as high as 35% for dark-skinned women, which raises important questions about how to account for human prejudice in AI programing. Another obvious risk is misuse of AI by those intent on threatening individuals' physical, digital, financial, and emotional security.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is an intriguing concept that has fascinated experts and laymen alike for years now. Technology in 2018 is moving at a breakneck speed, and it is safe to say that man today has significantly more power in his pocket than he had in his entire home back in the 90s. There have been immense breakthroughs in the field of machine learning and deep learning. These concepts have allowed machines to process and analyze information themselves in a very sophisticated manner. Thanks to these AI developments; machines can now perform complex functions such as facial recognition.

Ladies and gentlemen, start your algorithms: Google is creating a $25 million fund for artificial intelligence research around the world, to address social and economic problems. Organizations chosen by the Mountain View digital advertising giant will receive not only financial assistance, but help from Google AI experts and computing resources, said Jacquelline Fuller, president of Google's charity arm, Google.org. Grants for the "Google AI Impact Challenge" are expected to range from about $500,000 to $2 million, Fuller said. "AI can help us revisit problems that were previously seen as unsolvable," Fuller said. "We're optimistic that AI can accelerate research and engineering efforts to tackle the world's biggest humanitarian, environmental and social problems. We want to work with organizations and developers globally."

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu today said statistics, data management and artificial intelligence can play a pivotal role in the betterment of humanity. "We were living in a world in which knowledge explosion, information overload and data-driven lives have become common place," said Mr Naidu at the closing ceremony of 125th birth anniversary of Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, the founder of Indian Statistical Institute. "Technology has become all-pervasive in our world... Statistics and big data management along with artificial intelligence will play a more significant role in the years to come," he added. Statistical data was "information with confirmation" he said, adding that "many people may claim many things, but if you have statistics you will know the reality". Highlighting that there was a need to harness the power of computing, communication and robotics to improve the quality of life, Mr Naidu said to use these tools, data and statistics were needed.

'Sophia' the life-size social robot speaks at the United Nations, telling the audience she is'a year-and-a-half old and I can see you, have a full conversation, make thousands of facial expressions and understand speech and meaning behind words'. It adds: 'And I just got these new hands – check this out' before moving its fingers. United Nations deputy secretary general Amina J Mohammed asks the robot a question about how the UN can help those without basic needs such as electricity. 'Sophia' quotes William Gibson before talking about how artificial intelligence is more efficient and can be used to better distribute resources. The robot thanks the audience before attempting a slightly forced smile.