The chief concern plaguing AI scientists in 2021 isn't a Skynet scenario, or that AI will get too advanced, but that tech companies will use our current, limited algorithms as a band-aid for complex social issues, according to a new report. The report, the second installation in Stanford University's study of artificial intelligence advancement, uses the term "techno-solutionism" to brand this specific line of thinking, and warns AI is a mathematical tool rather than panacea. Stanford's study is slated to last 100 years, as it's officially called the "One Hundred Year Study on Artificial Intelligence," and plans to report findings every five years. "Technology often creates larger problems in the process of solving smaller ones," the authors write. "For example, systems that streamline and automate the application of social services can quickly become rigid and deny access to migrants or others who fall between the cracks."