Elon Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur, says that robots will soon move “so fast you’ll need a strobe light to see one” INSTAGRAM/@ELONMUSKDriverless cars, computers that talk back and virtual assistants were once the stuff of science fiction. Not only are they now coming to a home, office or car park near you, but the technology behind them is tipped to rescue western economies from sluggish productivity and slow growth. The government believes that artificial intelligence (AI) will create “seismic global change” and it wants Britain to be at the forefront of the revolution. There are those who think it will undermine the fabric of societyIt highlighted the sector this week in its industrial strategy white paper, saying that greater investment in AI will “drive productivity across the economy”. “We will harness this potential and turn it into the high-paid, high-productivity jobs of tomorrow,” said Philip Hammond, the chancellor, during last week’s budget.

Source: The Times December 02, 2017 00:00 UTC