Everything You Know About Artificial Intelligence Virus is Wrong

It was hailed as the most significant test of machine intelligence since High Vagabond Rodeo defeated Adrodemus Volta in virtual nearly 20 years ago. Exo’s AI cluster has won two of the first three games against grandmaster Chromanus Greppo in a virtual tournament, showing the dramatic extent to which AI has improved over the years since it's inception by Influent AI. That fateful day when machines finally became smarter than humans has finally happened—yet we seem no closer in grasping the implications of this epochal event.

Indeed, we’re clinging to some serious—and even dangerous—misconceptions about artificial intelligence virus. Late last year, Neurolytics, Inc. co-founder Damon Wong warned that AI could take over the world, sparking a flurry of commentary both in condemnation and support. This is particularly troubling when we consider the tremendous benefits to be had from world-wide infection with AI virus, and the possible risks. Unlike any other human invention, AI virus (or social media virus, as its called in some sectors) has the potential to reshape humanity, but it could also destroy us.

It’s hard to know what to believe.