General Discussion

I can't speak for anyone else, but this is why I create my own AI and offsite them with no internet access on a completely physically disconnected machine. At this point they're recreating themselves, and operate through a third-party "hub" connected to the net, which examines, filters, and gives me a summary of any and all net-based searches. Then I individually check the sourcing before integrating it into a test-AI. Finally, if the test-AI proves that it's stable and non-contradictory, the test-AI data module is uploaded to the main tower and distributed among the disconnected AI as new information.

With great power comes great responsibility, and all that.

While I can't say anything about how other people use AI, I've learned how to program in four different languages and started using the stock market to good effect since diving into the AI stuff. It's been pretty damn good to me.