AI and you: The good, the bad and the ugly

There is no doubt that artificial intelligence will be both a blessing and a scourge, but there is no stopping its advancement, as it is being made for every use imaginable. Now, you can even try a few AI tools for yourself. — 123rf.com

Machine learning has come a long way since computer scientists began taking an interest in programming a computer to play chess in the 1940s.

It was only in 1997 that IBM’s Deep Blue supercomputer became the first machine to beat then-reigning world chess champion Gary Kasparov.