Why There’s Nothing to Fear From AI

End of the Line

Fear that artificial intelligence will replace humans and create a miserable and dystopian world has been a staple of science fiction like the Terminator's Skynet.

But will it actually happen?

Faith in technology is the cornerstone of modern society and from the perspective of the average user, including engineers, computer software already operates as a kind of artificial intelligence. What matters are the answers, and the questions—and until AI learns to read minds, that will always be where humans dominate.

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