The next bubble to pop: AI will change the world — and destroy fortunes
Few people doubt that artificial intelligence (AI) will transform our lives. AI is already changing how we write, program computers, diagnose disease, design products, conduct scientific research, and even perpetrate scams. It may ultimately prove to be as important as electricity, the automobile, or the internet.But there is another question that deserves equal attention: Is today’s enormous investment in AI justified by the value it will ultimately create?
- ▪Few people doubt that artificial intelligence (AI) will transform our lives.
- ▪AI is already changing how we write, program computers, diagnose disease, design products, conduct scientific research, and even perpetrate scams.
- ▪It may ultimately prove to be as important as electricity, the automobile, or the internet.But there is another question that deserves equal attention: Is today’s enormous investment in AI justified by the value it will ultimately create?
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Few people doubt that artificial intelligence (AI) will transform our lives. AI is already changing how we write, program computers, diagnose disease, design products, conduct scientific research, and even perpetrate scams. It may ultimately prove to be as important as electricity, the automobile, or the internet.But there is another question that deserves equal attention: Is today’s enormous investment in AI justified by the value it will ultimately create? Recommended Stories Trump miscalculated Iran — and exposed all his cards A private trustee would be sued into oblivion. Congress just gets reelected China blows past America on AI.
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