How AI Could Take Over the World: 12 ‘Aftermath Scenarios’

Science-fiction writers have explored artificial intelligence (AI) takeover scenarios for decades. But the current state of AI is actually quite limited. Machine-based “intelligence” is good at playing Go and chess, beating humans in some cases. Just don’t expect it to take over the world anytime soon.

Of course, future AI capabilities could be miles beyond their current state. There may come a tipping point years from now (a “singularity,” as it’s known), where AI technology and...