D. Scott Phoneix thinks instead of fearing of AI, we should embrace it completely #TEDTalks

Now, we're on the cusp of the next major transition, the merger of humans and AI. That's right. We're going to eat the AI. Now, I know what you're thinking. Okay, maybe you're rolling your eyes. Uh maybe you're laughing. Maybe you feel nervous. It's okay. I felt all of those things the first time I heard myself say it. The people building these systems know how dangerous they are. But they're trapped in a race where anyone who slows down gets overtaken by someone who doesn't. When a lot of people think about AI, they think about what it will do to us, what jobs it will take, what we should do to slow it down or regulate it. And those are important questions. But they're actually downstream of a much deeper question, which is what happens if AI stays separate from us. Right now, your AI lives on the other side of a screen. You ask it a question, it answers. You close your laptop, and it's gone. But while your laptop is closed, the AI keeps getting better at your job. And if we stay separate, the AI is not your tool, it's your replacement. One that gets smarter and faster and cheaper every week. Without a merger, AI isn't a partner, it's a rival.