The future’s never been fuzzier for the field of artificial intelligence. Today’s headlines are ripped straight out of our favorite science fiction classics. Sorting the nonsense from reality can often be an exercise in trying not to throw the baby out with the bathwater. This might not be a problem for people who have the luxury of not caring about artificial intelligence. But anyone currently working in the STEM fields or running a business large enough to have an IT department, should definitely be able to separate the hyperbole from the things that will soon become absolutely crucial to their…

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