Robo-cops watching your every move and Matrix-style machines that teach themselves scariest AI breakthroughs incoming [Video]

ARTIFICIAL intelligence may find a niche in industries like policing and teaching – and in some ways it’s already happening.

As businesses prioritize productivity and strive to cut costs, AI is seen as an easy way to streamline tasks and eliminate the reliance on human workers.

However, there are downsides like the amplification of biases and inaccurate information. Plus, what happens when AI begins to learn from itself?

Here are a few of the biggest scientific breakthroughs that are expected to catch on in the near future.

Media has popularized the idea of AI systems as obedient machines reliant on direction from human beings.

However, developers have learned it is possible for these systems to go mad.

That’s an acronym, MAD, meaning model autophagy …