Forbes July 16, 2019
“What is AI?”
On one level, this simple question is reasonably addressed by the intersection of the answers to “What is a person?” and “What is a computer?” Yet when I ask people to define AI—something I regularly do at conferences, parties and the odd Silicon Valley dinner (which might be redundant)—I usually learn more about the person than the technology. That’s because our understanding of AI is complicated by misconceptions and expectations, fear and intrigue.
For better or worse, artificial intelligence has the potential to transform humanity like no technology before. With so much at stake, it is essential for us to speak a common language so that we can better communicate and evaluate the benefits and risks....