What AI Brings to the Table and Its Risks
Published on June 10, 2024
Commentary When thinking about Artificial Intelligence, or AI, I recall a quote from American business guru Mark Cuban, “It takes 20 years to become an overnight success.” In the case of AI he’s off by a factor of 3. It’s been 74 years since Alan Turing wrote “Computing Machinery and Intelligence” and 68 years since the term was coined, but now everyone is talking about AI … including journalists. Why? Because of fear. In the abstract, scientific innovation has always worried man. Practically, who knows who is going to lose their job because of it? Mary Shelley’s tract “Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus” has seeped into popular culture as a cautionary tale against techno-optimism, and it gestures back to much more ancient roots....