News|Articles|June 25, 2026

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  • June 2026
  • Volume 22
  • Issue 2
  • Pages: 6–7

Artificial Intelligence or Artificial Stupidity?

AI promises to solve cost, labor, and regulatory challenges, but a shortage of deployment expertise means it can create more problems than it solves.

The concept of artificial intelligence (AI) can be traced back to pioneering researchers such as Charles Babbage and Ada Lovelace, who developed early mechanical computers, laying the groundwork for what was to follow. Later, Alan Turing, followed by Isaac Asimov and Gene Roddenberry brought the concept of AI into the public consciousness. This combination of academic research alongside the cultural influence of Star Trek has given us two generations of researchers who realized that AI need not be confined to a sci-fi show or an academic paper but could be developed in reality.