# Some basic question regarding Artificial Intelligence (AI)

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 15, 2018, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-basic-question-regarding-artificial-intelligence-ai/808898 "2018-02-15T21:32:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 18, 2018, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-basic-question-regarding-artificial-intelligence-ai/808898/21 "2018-02-18T20:23:02Z")

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> [@octopus](#):
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> The best interests of humanity is open to interpretation.

Not so much within the context where AI is typically used or likely to be used in the near future. The scenarios involving AI are generally pretty cut and dry and the greater concern is that how to prevent a malevolent actor from abusing AI. Self driving cars have opened up some (possibly) subjective cases. Some also argue that there are some AIs in the financial markets that are also on the edge of possibly acting against the best interests of humanity, more so by accident than by design.

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