Renowned theoretical physicist and futurist Steven Hawking was torn on the value of artificial intelligence. At one point, he said, "AI could be the biggest event in the history of our civilization. We don't know if we will be helped by AI … or conceivably destroyed by it." But just before his death earlier this year, Hawking appeared to change his AI calculus: "Perhaps we should all stop for a moment, and focus not only on making our AI better, but also (focus) on the benefit to humanity." There, in a nutshell, from one of the most brilliant minds of the century is the AI conundrum.