Everyone should join the AI debate

The Chinese government recently announced plans for a massive investment and research program aimed at turning the country into the world leader in artificial intelligence by 2030. Artificial intelligence represents the latest goal in a technological revolution that in recent decades has changed not only the world but also the way we live, work and communicate.

It is a field in which China aims to catch up with competitors such as the United States by 2020 and overtake them in the subsequent decade to make AI a driver of its economic transformation.

The promises of AI sound impressive, but what exactly is it?