The Unknowns at the Heart of AI

Noam Hessenfeld: Given what AI's can do, it's tempting to just give them a task and assume the whole thing won't end up in flames. But despite this risk, more and more institutions, companies, and even militaries are considering how AI might be useful to make important, real-world decisions. Using AI like this can almost feel like making a wish with a super annoying, super literal genie - you got real potential for a wish but you need to be extremely careful.