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Artificial intelligence must know when to ask for human help

  • Written by Sarah Scheffler, Ph.D. Student in Computer Science, Boston University
Sometimes the questions become too much for artificial intelligence systems.sdecoret/Shutterstock.com

Artificial intelligence systems are powerful tools for businesses and governments to process data and respond to changing situations, whether on the stock market or on a battlefield. But there are still some things AI isn’t ready for.

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