Artificial Intelligence – Our World in Data

Artificial intelligence (AI) systems already have a large impact on our lives — they increasingly shape what we see, what we believe, and what we do. Based on the steady advances in AI technology and the large recent increases in investment, we should expect AI technology to become even more powerful and impactful in the years and decades to come. 
It is easy to underestimate how much the world can change within a lifetime, and so it is worth taking seriously what those who work on AI expect for the future. Many AI experts believe there is a real chance that human-level artificial intelligence will be developed within the next decades, and some believe that it will exist much sooner. 
How exactly such powerful AI systems are built and used will be very important for the future of our world, and our own lives. All technologies have both positive and negative consequences, but with AI the range of these consequences is extraordinarily large: the technology has an immense potential for good, but also comes with large downsides and high risks. 
A technology that has such a large impact on our society needs to be of central interest to people across our entire society. But currently, the question of how this technology will get developed and used is left to a small group of entrepreneurs and engineers.
With our publications on artificial intelligence, we want to help change this status quo and support a wider engagement by society.
On this page, you will find a series of articles and an overview of AI-related metrics that let you monitor what is happening and where we might be heading. We hope that this work will be helpful for the growing and necessary public conversation on AI.
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How AI gets built is currently decided by a small group of technologists. As this technology is transforming our lives, it should be in all of our interest to become informed and engaged.
Max Roser
Despite their brief history, computers and AI have fundamentally changed what we see, what we know, and what we do. Little is as important for the future of the world, and our own lives, as how this history continues.
Max Roser
Max Roser
Max Roser
Max Roser
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