Tech giants pour billions into AI, but hype doesn’t always match reality


With recent leaps in the technology, companies have developed more systems that can produce seemingly humanlike conversation, poetry and images. Yet AI ethicists and researchers warn that some businesses are exaggerating the capabilities – hype that they say is brewing widespread misunderstanding and distorting policy makers’ views of the power and fallibility of such technology. — 123rf.com

After years of companies emphasising the potential of artificial intelligence, researchers say it is now time to reset expectations.

With recent leaps in the technology, companies have developed more systems that can produce seemingly humanlike conversation, poetry and images. Yet AI ethicists and researchers warn that some businesses are exaggerating the capabilities – hype that they say is brewing widespread misunderstanding and distorting policy makers’ views of the power and fallibility of such technology.

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