Words can have a powerful effect on people, even when they're generated by an unthinking machine. When you read a sentence like this one, your past experience leads you to believe that it's written by a thinking, feeling human. And, in this instance, there is indeed a human typing these words: [Hi, there!] But these days, some sentences that appear remarkably humanlike are actually generated by AI systems that have been trained on massive amounts of human text. People are so accustomed to presuming that fluent language comes from a thinking, feeling human that evidence to the contrary can be difficult to comprehend.

When you read a sentence like this one, your past experience tells you that it's written by a thinking, feeling human. And, in this case, there is indeed a human typing these words: [Hi, there!]. But these days, some sentences that appear remarkably humanlike are actually generated by artificial intelligence systems trained on massive amounts of human text. People are so accustomed to assuming that fluent language comes from a thinking, feeling human that evidence to the contrary can be difficult to wrap your head around. How are people likely to navigate this relatively uncharted territory?

When you read a sentence like this one, your past experience tells you that it's written by a thinking, feeling human. And, in this case, there is indeed a human typing these words: [Hi, there!] But these days, some sentences that appear remarkably humanlike are actually generated by artificial intelligence systems trained on massive amounts of human text. People are so accustomed to assuming that fluent language comes from a thinking, feeling human that evidence to the contrary can be difficult to wrap your head around. How are people likely to navigate this relatively uncharted territory?

For 16-year-old Kraig Oramous, that means it time to apply to take the test that takes him from New Orleans to college. For now, school is Ben Franklin High School. WGNO News with a Twist fun guy Wild Bill Wood says Kraig Oramous graduates next year. He's now one of Wild Bill's Amazing Kids brought to you by your friends at the Keating Law Firm. Wild Bill says, "as a guy with limited intelligence, would you explain to me what is artificial intelligence?"

Virtual assistants are already beginning to streamline modern work lives, enabling people to multitask more productively at the office. Machine learning is helping businesses digitally transform at a rate previously unimaginable, pivoting toward a more advantageous position in the market with astonishing agility. Now that AI and mobile devices -- both Android and iOS -- are pairing up, AI will soon move front and center into the enterprise mobility arena. AI may even help create new and more efficient technologies for the workplace, such as employee apps, before long. You could say that AI and enterprise mobility were made for each other, like peanut butter and jelly.