“People believe in tarot cards. People believe in conspiracy theories. So of course there will be people who believe in A.I. being sentient. I don’t think it can replace anybody there because it doesn’t have a true understanding about the political backdrop and so cannot really write something relevant for readers.” We asked a MacArthur “genius” and a pioneering A.I. researcher to tell us what are people's biggest misconceptions about artificial intelligence. Find her answers at the link in our bio. Photo illustration by @braulioamado.