# Why Microsoft Is So Worried About a ‘1984’ Scenario

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/why-microsoft-is-so-worried-about-a-1984-scenario/
- Published: 2021-08-15T09:45:57-05:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Photo Credit: Microsoft. Article by Christian Zilles.  Social Media HQ – August 12, 2021. For many social media companies, artificial intelligence is the next frontier. That’s both exciting and a bit daunting at the same time. It means super-efficient algorithms could be powering the next generation of social media newsfeeds. And it could open up the potential for radically new types of social experiences involving AI-powered bots. But it also includes the prospect that this AI might get out of control, opening up a whole set of unintended consequences in which those cute AI bots turn into cruel robot overlords. […] Click here to view original web page at socialmediahq.com Curated by John Wysocki See Full Bio