In the Uncanny Valley: Replace Fear in AI with Trust

What was once thought to be AI's distant future has arrived. With it, old questions resurface about a challenging but promising present for the business landscape.
Thanks to technological enthusiasm within major global companies, AI has become a ubiquitous topic of conversation and debate at senior leadership tables. However, our current understanding of its risks and threats remains scattered and relatively unclear.

The uncanny valley, a theory proposed by roboticist Masahiro Mori, states that the more robots resemble human qualities, the more unnerving they become.  This fear of the unknown still lingers for some and hinders the development potential of artificial intelligence.

To face this "anything but dystopian future", we must combine two elements: The best of human intelligence with machine learning's exponential capabilities.