Some Thoughts Before Starting
Much has been said about AI and the end of the world but, as a data scientist and musician at heart, I have much to say about this kind of thing. All of it can be summed up in a story that just occured, where an AI-skeptic professor told me, "after a couple of months of research, I have decided I don't hate AI. AI isn't inherently a problem. Capitalism is. And thats a much bigger topic that we can't begin to cover." I think this mindset, although a bit derivitive, is extremely apt to describe the way that the Silicon Valley hype cycle has mishappen an otherwise exciting piece of technology.
In my mind, there are a couple narratives to draw and analyze. The first could be this capatalistic pressure to extort and get rid of working class jobs for the sake of profits. The second is the reaction to this first narrative, a deep hatred for robotics and AI, encouraged by sci-fi like the Terminator. But I think one story that is lost in between is the true science behind machine learning and artificial intelligence. The true enthusiasts of this technology that require private interest funding to pursue their passion for the technology, while also condemning the uses in the arts and loss of jobs. How sad it could be if the stigma surrounding "Artificial Intelligence" was to ruin an otherwise promising field of study in the future.