AI, Personalization, and Privacy: Top Tech Trends

The promise of AI is evident, but what happens to information professionals and, more broadly, the economy, as AI applications continue to expand into new fields and automate tasks that have traditionally required active human engagement? And what are the ethical implications? Could corporations or government institutions use AI to determine a person’s eligibility for health insurance or Medicaid, or to determine what type of prison sentence a person is given following a trial? What role will humans play?

Source: AI, Personalization, and Privacy: Top Tech Trends | ALA Midwinter 2018