Politicians in New Zealand might want to watch their backs, as they could soon face stiff competition in the form of a virtual bot. 'Sam' is the world's first virtual politician that users can interact with through Facebook Messenger. The AI chatbot is'representing' New Zealand's constituents, and claims to consider everyone's position, without bias, when making decisions. And it may not be long before we see the AI bot in action, as Sam's creator claims that it will be ready to run for office in 2020. 'Sam' is the world's first virtual politician that users can interact with through Facebook Messenger.

Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking have repeatedly expressed their concerns over developing Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems, and even warned that they could soon surpass humans and might one day pose a severe threat to the entire humankind. Their concern may be compounded by recent developments, like when a robot named Sophia was last month confirmed in Saudi Arabia as the world's first robot citizen, and now, we have the world's first AI-powered virtual politician from New Zealand known as SAM. It seems the tech titans were not totally wrong as humans are ready to give AI the power to rule us. The world's first AI politician can reportedly answer a person's queries on local issues regarding education, housing and immigration, PTI reported. The AI politician was created by Nick Gerritsen, who said: "There is a lot of bias in the'analogue' practice of politics right now."