Simon Rogerson: Is artificial intelligence coming for you?

There's a concept in technology called Amara's Law, named after the Futurist Roy Amara. The law basically states that humans tend to overestimate the effect of a technology in the short run and underestimate its effect in the long run. I think there might be an exception to this rule, at least from today's starting point. Artificial intelligence (AI). In my view, I think people are wildly underestimating its impact in the short as well as the long term. I'll start with some background. AI, at its most basic, is about creating computer systems that can replicate human intelligence a...