a lot of attention's given to a.i. these days. we dream up ideas about the future usually incorporating a.i. in the mix. institutions are rolling out new a.i. projects every week.

i see different people in my daily life doing the same thing for different reasons. it makes me wonder what the motivating factor behind a.i. research is? from what i can tell, a.i. creation is supposed to help us understand the human mind more. it's argued that a.i. already exists in computer systems.

do you think its a good idea or a bad idea? could there be any negative consequences to this type of project?