I think most of the folk trumping that it will change the worlds, have very little idea of what constitutes 'AI' compared to more conventional computerization of tasks that could be done by humans, and more importantly what it will almost certainly not be able do. 

Machine 'learning' is not really the same as human learning - a computer is not going to have an original idea, rather it will allow faster recognition of things the same as or very similar to those that have already  been seen - and that is a huge benefit to certain types of mundane jobs where real folk get bored - recognizing unusual patterns on CCTV footage for example or the screening of medical scans,  but the range is training limited 

While person trained to look at medical scans may one day decide to change job and drive a truck, or go traveling abroad,  or take up a musical instrument, a computer is not going to do that sort of intelligent thing, nor generally do we want it to...

Mike.

I think most of the folk trumping that it will change the worlds, have very little idea of what constitutes 'AI' compared to more conventional computerization of tasks that could be done by humans, and more importantly what it will almost certainly not be able do. 

Machine 'learning' is not really the same as human learning - a computer is not going to have an original idea, rather it will allow faster recognition of things the same as or very similar to those that have already  been seen - and that is a huge benefit to certain types of mundane jobs where real folk get bored - recognizing unusual patterns on CCTV footage for example or the screening of medical scans,  but the range is training limited 

While person trained to look at medical scans may one day decide to change job and drive a truck, or go traveling abroad,  or take up a musical instrument, a computer is not going to do that sort of intelligent thing, nor generally do we want it to...

Mike.