When it comes to artificial intelligence, the word “safety” conjures up visions of sci-fi movies in which machines wage war against their human creators. There is nothing safe about an intelligent machine that can travel through time and become an unstoppable foe who tracks down John Connor a la The Terminator!

Thanks to Big Data, today’s information is constantly streaming; whether it’s news, sports, entertainment, or business, there is always something churning on the web. While having all this data at our virtual fingertips represents the latest technological breakthroughs, it is worth considering the ethical ramifications of this instant consumption.