Why the world wants controls over Artificial Intelligence

Abstract

This article reviews the nature, the current state and possible future of Artificial Intelligence (AI). AI is described both in the abstract and in four forms that are currently evident not only in laboratories but also in real-world applications. Clarity about the public's concerns is sought by articulating the threats that are inherent within AI. It is proposed that AI needs to be re-conceived as ‘complementary artefact intelligence', and that the robotics notion of ‘machines that think' needs to give way to the idea of ‘intellectics', with the focus on ‘computers that do'. This article lays a foundation for two further articles on how organisations can adopt a responsible approach to AI, and how an appropriate regulatory scheme for AI can be structured. Show more