A column by Open the Books CEO John Hart

If you’ve paid even passing attention to media coverage of Artificial Intelligence (AI) you’ve no doubt heard doomsday predictions about killer robots, massive job losses, and even human extinction. While it’s wise to be mindful of the risks of any new technology – and certainly fascinating to debate these scenarios – too little media attention is given to how AI could dramatically improve our lives.

In fact, fear itself can become a self-fulfilling prophecy and stall innovation. Whether you’re a fan or skeptic of the technology, or a mix of both, AI is only going to move forward, not backward. Instead of thinking about how we should regulate or stop AI, we should instead be focused on how we can shape the technology so that it serves our interests and advances the cause of liberty and freedom.

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