Like many professionals, I've tried to focus on the upside of AI. It will eventually make us more efficient, and with less time and effort, we can deliver even better results for clients. We may see improved medical research, weather forecasting, and educational opportunities.

But there's a flip side to the remarkable innovation, and it's happening now. There are, and will be, significant economic, social, and educational impacts. If you haven't seen it, read Dr. Adam Grant's guest essay in the New York Times on the importance of teaching students to have strong moral identities to resist the urge to cheat. 

In a recent “Gates Notes” post, Bill Gates describes AI as “an epochal shift” and asks the following critical questions: “How will we use this technology to make the world a fairer place and keep it from widening the divide between rich and poor? How will we protect the people who are most vulnerable to the harms caused by artificial intelligence, including those who lose their livelihoods and the sense that they are in control of their future?”

We don't have answers yet. But Mr. Gates has wisely characterized answering these questions as the world's top priority. 

If you can't read the entirety of Mr. Gates' post (and resist the urge to ask AI for an overview!), the Wall Street Journal summarizes the key points here: https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/three-takeaways-from-bill-gatess-5-784-word-warning-on-ai-there-is-no-plan-aa0c3441?mod=hp_lead_pos3.