Human in Control or Automate Everything?

This blog is the second in a series on intelligent system design. You might also be interested in the first blog, Principles of Intelligent System Design.

It is a common misconception that artificial intelligence inevitably means 100% automation. Movie producers would have us believe that AI is going to control absolutely everything — a Skynet scenario à la Terminator. So, if you design and implement an AI system, should you fear this or just ignore it? Is there a roadmap for intelligent automation of a specific system?

My second article on User Experience and Artificial Intelligence.