In many respects, 2016 was the year of artificial intelligence (AI). Innovations such as big data, advances in machine learning and computing power, and algorithms capable of hearing and seeing with beyond-human accuracy have brought the benefits of AI to bear on our daily lives. By working together with machines, people can now accomplish more by doing less. Yet the power of AI can address far bigger challenges than helping organize our calendars, order our
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