Narrowing My Focus

I will be presenting the three main questions that I have about the Artificial Intelligence controversy in this post. These questions are revised from my last post.

Hunter, Mark. "Focus" 04/22/10 via Flickr. Attribution 2.0 Generic

• Are there types of AI that are trying to be stopped or is it all types of AI?

• I feel like this is a very important question to ask. In order to truly narrow my focus, I need to know whether or not it is the whole of AI being fought against. This is because if I were to write an argumentative piece about defending all of AI and it turns out that it was only AI on smartphones, my argument would be very weak and unneeded. Also, I need to know what types of AI to do more research on. 

• What types of cultures/people don't agree with where AI is headed?

• I need to know this so that I can view the counterargument. Understanding the counterargument is essential in keeping a balanced text that does not come off as too radical. Also, this somewhat related to my last question because when I research who does not like AI, it will most likely mention what they don't like about it. 

• Who are the main groups/individuals in this controversy?

• I have a feeling that it will be more companies and groups in this controversy rather than single people. However, I would like to know who they are so that I can further analyze both sides and the context around each argument. Also, knowing this will tell me what steps have been taken on both sides to be sure that their argument is heard or even enacted .