Irish Examiner view: Artificial intelligence could have powerful effects for good or ill

A fear has been created about the radical ways in which this technology can potentially take over our lives

British prime minister Keir Starmer resolved to adopt AI across all sectors in order to revitalise the public service, the NHS, the economy, and everyday life. Picture: Henry Nicholls/PA Wire

Amongst the things humans fear most are change and the unknown, and in the case of artificial intelligence (AI), both of these fears resonate strongly.

Never in the field of human endeavour have we come up with something so powerful and so likely to exacerbate change in millions of ways — known and unknown — as AI.