There are people out in the world who are working on the big problems and inventing the big technologies. In the world of Artificial Intelligence, there is no bigger name (and brain) than Ben Goertzel. His work is at the forefront of technological advancement, with an emphasis on preparing for what is known as The Singularity. He sat down recently to try and help us wrap our heads around what some people fear, some people love and something we are already dealing with every day: Artificial General Intelligence.
Check out this TED talk about Decentralized A.I. that Ben gave a few years ago.
And for more, check out some clips on YouTube, including this exchange on the Joe Rogan podcast.