What's on my mind, this box on EE asks me... What's on my mind? I'll tell you: Artificial Intelligence is on my mind. A lot. While I am utterly fascinated by AI research and development, I am also deeply troubled by it. And no, I don't mean troubled by some sort of dystopian future à la "The Matrix" or "The Terminator", but by the potential for massive job displacement and extreme economic impacts as a result.

While I'm extremely optimistic that in the long run, turning over a lot more work to AI systems will be of major benefit to humanity, I am exceptionally concerned about a very painful period of adjustment. We seem to be at the precipice of a paradigm shift at least on par with (or even greater than) the Industrial Revolution, and I wonder: how can we learn from that transition and foster a smoother one this time around? Is it even possible? Am I being alarmist? And what responsibility do we, as technology professionals, have as we steer these new advancements?