Sanjay Chawla

Publication History Published online: January 14, 2020Accepted: November 20, 2019; Received in revised form: November 4, 2019; Received: August 28, 2019;

THE INSTITUTEArtificial intelligence has been variously depicted as a universal panacea for the world’s ills or as a conspiracy by deep-state operatives. AI’s influence is everywhere, yet there is much that remains unknown about its practical applications and its long-term potential. To get a better understanding of what AI is, let’s start with the basics. Historically, AI was a way of designing algorithms that could, in some limited sense, mimic human intelligence.

Photo: iStockphoto Artificial intelligence has been variously depicted as a universal panacea for the world’s ills or as a conspiracy by deep-state operatives. AI’s influence is everywhere, yet there is much that remains unknown about its practical applications and its long-term potential. To get a better understanding of what AI is, let’s start with the basics. Historically, AI was a way of designing algorithms that could, in some limited sense, mimic human intelligence.