[The Rogerian Argument: The Artificial Intelligence Debate]

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In 2014, noted astrophysicist Dr. Stephen Hawking told the BBC, "The primitive forms of artificial intelligence we already have, have proved very useful. But I think the development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race." Hawking has since been joined in his fear of artificial intelligence (AI) by a chorus of tech luminaries, including Elon Musk and Bill Gates. These critics charge that AI is developing at such a pace that its consequences cannot be fully understood nor anticipated. On the other end of the spectrum, AI proponents argue that the technology has the potential to vastly improve life for humans. AI is not something to fear, they say, but to embrace. Can we find consensus on the development of AI? Is there common ground between those that fear and AI and those that embrace it? Using a Rogerian Argument, find areas of agreement between the two camps.

All evidence to support your solution should comes from the following sources (use a minimum of four):

• "What Happens When Artificial Intelligence Turns on Us?" (Smithsonian)
• "Intelligent Machines: Do We Really Need to Fear AI?" (BBC News)
• "Artificial Intelligence: Friendly or Frightening?" (LiveScience)
• Artificial Intelligence Will Not Turn into a Frankenstein's Monster" (Guardian)
• "How Artificial Intelligence Will Revolutionize Our Lives" (National Geographic)
• "The Upside of Artificial Intelligence" (Wired)
• "Bill Gates Joins Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking in Saying Artificial Intelligence is Scary" (Quartz)
• "Machines That Can Think Will Do More Good Than Harm" (Edge)
• "The Case Against Killer Robots, From a Guy Actually Working on Artificial Intelligence" (Fusion)
• "The Case Against Out-of-Control Artificial Intelligence" (AEI) 
• "Should We Be Afraid of Robots?" (Newsweek)

Requirements:

• MLA Style
• 3 pages in length
• Works cited page (4 sources minimum)

Due: We 4.6