By Michael Borella — When boiled down to a fundamental level, all technologies are double-edged swords. A spear can be used to hunt game or to wage war. A hammer can be used to build a shelter or to murder fellow humans. Social media can be used to connect lonely and geographically-distanced affinity groups in an emotionally meaningful way or to foster misinformation and possibly even genocide. Artificial intelligence (AI) is no different. We are largely unaware of the prevalence of AI. From content recommendation, to detection of financial fraud, to drug discovery, to spam filters, these computational models exist…
