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Embracing AI as a force for good

Many people are making a case for slowing down the progress of AI because it poses an existential threat to humanity. Ian Campbell finds three use cases where an argument could be made for accelerating its adoption

Despite the challenges, a new-generation of AI-inspired companies are stepping into the breach, using machine learning to solve big problems

Amidst all the dystopian media coverage of AI and the ‘robots are taking our jobs’ narrative, it’s easy to forget that the technology is a great enabler for positive societal change. The problem is that some of its most profound benefits could be in places where technological advancement has been hard to achieve, such as in agriculture, education and public healthcare.

Despite the challenges, a new-generation of AI-inspired companies are stepping into the breach, using ...