The thing about artificial intelligence is that the second letter matters a lot more than the first. Human beings are very good at the artificial part – from sweeteners to limbs, art to implants – we’ve been coming up with artificial things for a very long time. As a species, we lag in the “intelligence” part. When you combine the two, the possibilities are endless. Thanks to the seeming human shortage of the intelligence part, so are the potholes. That’s why what we do in these fields requires a lot more “I.”

I’m a cynic, so I will pretty much always come down on the doubtful side of things. It can be a drag, but if people didn’t ask skeptical questions, then they’d be completely surprised and unprepared when issues and obstacles arise. So, you’re welcome.

In the field of AI, there are a lot of questions that need to be asked and answered because the stakes are so incredibly high. 

Just how much of the economy in the future depends on artificial intelligence remains to be seen – it may or may not be everything, but it will certainly be more than nothing. And while the economic pie will likely be plenty big for everyone to have a piece, the country that leads the way will not only get the benefits of the lion’s share of that pie, but they will also reap the rewards that go with manufacturing and selling the ingredients of that pie as well.

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