Hardly a day goes by without another story on Artificial Intelligence, or AI. Heralded as a technological breakthrough with enormous potential to transform human life, fear about its risks is on the rise. Indeed, it has become yet another battleground between the United States and China. Technological change has both sustained and harmed humanity from its beginning, even to deadly effect. Modern technology is no different. Many inventions have enriched our lives. Some have also promoted evil ends.