The AI Middle Ground

There is no light without dark. Right now, though, it feels like everything is black and white; black or white. The way that many express themselves feels very polarised. One thing is evil: bringing certain doom to humanity, destruction and the end of the world. Another thing is good: a promised utopia, human progress—the one thing we have been waiting for throughout the history of mankind. Today, we don't have simple answers to the challenges facing the world we are creating for ourselves. It isn't as easy as "do this", "do that" and we're fine. Equally it isn't as easy as "don't do this", "and god forbid, don't do that". No. It's more complicated than that. But one thing is certain: this is a battle. It's left against right, yes against no, truth against lie. Or is it? Instead of looking at what divides us, can't we—for once—look at what unites us? But I'm getting ahead of myself. All I really wanted is to talk about AI. I've been probably thinking about it every single day since…