While it's fun to consider all of the fanciful things that advanced AI systems could allow us to do, we can't ignore the very real value in the seeming mundane systems of the present. These systems, if fully realized, could free us from hours of drudgery and allow us to truly spend our time on tasks we deem worthwhile. Imagine no lines at the DMV. Imagine filing your taxes in seconds. This vision is possible, and in the coming months and years, the world's leaders are planning to nudge us down that road ever faster.

Think that human augmentation is still decades away? This week, government leaders met with experts and innovators ahead of the World Government Summit in Dubai. To determine the future of artificial intelligence. It was an event that attracted some of the biggest names in AI. Managers from IBM Watson, Microsoft, Facebook, OpenAI, Nest, Drive.ai, and Amazon AI.

Think that human augmentation is still decades away? Think again. This week, government leaders met with experts and innovators ahead of the World Government Summit in Dubai. Their goal? To determine the future of artificial intelligence. It was an event that attracted some of the biggest names in...

Think that human augmentation is still decades away? This week, government leaders met with experts and innovators ahead of the World Government Summit in Dubai. To determine the future of artificial intelligence. It was an event that attracted some of the biggest names in AI. Managers from IBM Watson, Microsoft, Facebook, OpenAI, Nest, Drive.ai, and Amazon AI.