Cultural Analysis of "Fear must not hold back new era of artificial intelligence"

For this post, I will be analyzing the cultural aspects within this article from the Financial Times.

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Cultural Keywords:

1. AI (Artificial Intelligence)- Understanding the term AI is key in order to understanding the whole article, as it is all based around the concept of this new technology. AI does not necessarily mean humanoid robots, but instead, can consist of anything from a true "robot" or something as simple as a computer that can play chess.                                                                    
2. Intelligence- Intelligence also has a unique meaning in this circumstance. Intelligence could mean many different things depending on what the purpose of the AI itself is. A high intelligence also usually means that the AI is logically intelligence, meaning that a computer that plays chess can win most of the time, or that a computer can recognize trends and adapt to different circumstances.                                                                                                                            
3. Risks- The risks within this argument vary. Risks could mean the AI eventually controlling humans or the risks could be AI simply not keeping its ethics. 

Main Idea: 

The main idea of Ben Medlock's article would be that even though there are many risks and fears in developing Artificial Intelligence, the improvements of people's lives from practical AI is worth the risk.

Thesis (from quote): "There are debates to be had about the ultimate objectives of AI research and potential risks, but the fear that humans may one day be superseded by our own creations must not obscure the important discussions to be had now around the ethical and societal impact of imminent advances."