One of the primary reasons to fear the rise of AI is that researchers and experts of today do not completely understand how the human brain works. The fear of the unknown causes panic as one part of the research aims to understand how the human brain works while another part is aiming to replicate human intelligence in machines. As of this moment, it is definitely challenging to devise an AI system that can completely sustain on its own and can interpret knowledge from a variety of sources. However, simple and moderately complex problems can very well be solved by the AI systems of today. The goal of the researchers is to understand both sides of the coin as to how AI can immensely by beneficial and how it can cause harm if it reaches a point of superintelligence that surpasses human intelligence on all fronts.
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