Misconceptions about artificial intelligence and what it means for people
In the last few weeks, several people have asked me “what’s the big deal with AI?” I tell them to read the book The Coming Wave by AI pioneer Mustafa Suleyman, which argues that we are at the cusp of an epic technological transformation that will rival those wrought by the steam engine, electricity, and the digital transistor. The ripple effects of AI will be as far reaching as those of earlier technologies and are impossible to confidently forecast.