AI is becoming more common in every day life, but to the average user, it can still be difficult to understand how it works. Google aims to demystify ‘machine learning’ with its Teachable Machine – a downloadable tool that helps people create simple artificial intelligence at home.

Artificial intelligence is still in its infancy, yet business decision-makers see it as pivotal to success, with 900,000 companies expected to be using some form of the technology by 2022. How exactly are firms adopting these tools? And how can AI help them meet the needs of their customers?

The Blacklist is a platform that advises young scriptwriters in the film industry. But when it announced the potential for AI to critique creative writing, it was shot down, demonstrating people’s discomfort with technology that threatens human dominance over art, expression and creativity.

As our lives become more automated, the consumer robotics industry is only set to grow. But something is holding the market back – people find it difficult to trust these machines, especially in their homes and offices. Why do they make us uneasy, and what will convince people to trust robots?