One of the most important questions people are asking about artificial intelligence is whether smarter and more intelligent AI will make the world more unequal, widening the gap between the rich or poor, or if it will eventually help lift everyone up.
Questions raised include whether rich countries will pull even further ahead of poorer ones, and whether a small group of people and companies will get most of the gains while everyone else struggles.
The issue must be examined from both the short-term and long-term perspectives.