Tech experts worry about the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to optimize profits and social control, according to a recent survey. “Without a doubt, AI will do great things for us ... But AI will also be used in horribly dystopian situations,” said Dan Wallach, a Baker Institute Rice Faculty Scholar who participated in the survey.

Rice faculty scholar Dan Wallach considered the question.

Rice faculty scholar Dan Wallach expected election misinformation to worsen after the polls closed. “I can see many countries deciding that it’s worth it for them to manipulate us,” he said.