The pros and cons of artificial intelligence

Is AI a threat to the human race as we know it?
PRO: Chris Bishop, director of Microsoft Research in Cambridge, said earlier this year that he believes the hyperbole around the AI risks could jeopardise any future developments that may in fact assist humanity. 
“Any scenario in which AI is an existential threat to humanity is not just around the corner,” he told the Guardian.
Referring to the views of high-profile cynics like professor Stephen Hawking, Bishop said: “I