
Founders of artificial intelligence companies are the new titans of technology. Their products – ranging from AI chatbots to the powerful chips that power them – are breaking records for user numbers and being stockpiled by countries respectively, and their inventors are becoming multibillionaires.
Governments and experts agree that AI is poised to make far-reaching changes to industries as disparate as farming, healthcare and defence. But, they can’t predict if the technological revolution will have mainly positive or negative implications.