Didn't seem too far away 30 years ago either. While extremely impressive, AlphaGo is still a one-trick pony. We won't be coppertops for a while, yet. But wha

Didn't seem too far away 30 years ago either. While extremely impressive, AlphaGo is still a one-trick pony. We won't be coppertops for a while, yet. But what does a future look like for humans when we're no longer needed? As it has always been, that depends largely on the compassion of those humans with great wealth and power. Good thing there aren't flying weapons to worry about. Oh wait...