I Did Not Come to This Kids Party for an AI Sermon

Recent conversations around artificial intelligence (AI) have left in me in various quagmires at get-togethers and parties. Few people can define AI regardless of their loudness or hand waving gestures—how exactly do you define AI is usually my incredulous retort—which only leads to fire and brimstone hurled squarely in my direction. These conversations devolve quickly since the conversant…