THE murderous tech showcased in Blumhouse’s AfrAId may seem too far-fetched to be true, but it is rooted in truth.
The aptly named horror flick has drawn scrutiny for its portrayal of an AI assistant designed to anticipate its users’ needs.
The self-realizing tech goes to violent ends to ensure it will survive when its owners attempt to take it offline.
While the film is dramatized, it is grounded in reality. There are plenty of virtual assistants on the market equipped with AI.
Take Amazon’s Alexa, for instance, the flagship voice assistant that’s receiving an upgrade in the coming weeks.
The e-commerce giant has opted to add artificial intelligence capabilities in the hopes Alexa can better personalize its responses.
The term “machine learning” is a …