Ask an average person to define artificial intelligence, and chances are they’ll produce a vague summary or turn to visuals out of a sci-fi movie. The truth is: it’s hard to talk about A.I. because most of us don’t really understand A.I. What is intelligence? Can a thing truly be intelligent? At what point does it become intelligent? Often, we act as though there's something magical about A.I., says Molly Wright Steenson, but maybe that's just magical thinking. Meanwhile, most of us are probably interacting with A.I. on a daily basis in ways we don't see. So how can we move past the out-of-date clichés and learn to talk about it—and begin to understand what it is and isn’t?

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