THE FUSE

There was an old television show called "Truth or Consequences." I remember the name better than I remember much of the show's content, but lately the phrase has taken on a different and even a critical meaning for me. Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming remarkably good at helping us arrive at answers and decisions. Sometimes it does much more than help. It decides and substantially shapes where we end up. Yet when that techno-decision leaves the screen and enters our real world, something curious happens. The cognition may be shared, but the consequences aren't.