Even though it seems like the tech industry is all-in on this whole AI thing, it's not really that cut and dry. Google is pumping tons of money into research and services, while working on a kill switch to keep the machines from rising up and investigating the more mundane dangers of AI. Then there are titans of the industry like Elon Musk, who has invested in the technology while simultaneously warning us that we're "summoning the demon."

Musk is hardly alone. Plenty of major players and thinkers in the world of technology have warned of the dangers of AI, including Bill Gates and Stephen Hawking. But not every vision of the future is so apocalyptic. Theorists like Ray Kurzweil envision a world where machines don't wipe humans out, but become part of us in the singularity. And for every Terminator film, there is a movie like Her, where AIs aren't destructive forces, but three-dimensional characters and even romantic interests.

Whether you're in camp armageddon (like Elon Musk) or eagerly awaiting the melding of human and machine (like Ray Kurzweil), one thing we can all agree on is that artificial intelligence is a rare truly transformative technology. Like the internal combustion engine, the assembly line, the transistor and the internet, AI has the potential to make the world of tomorrow almost unrecognizable.

But, before we spend the next week trying to untangle this mess, let's take a look at the debate as it stands now. Below we've collected five quotes about the potential benefits and dangers of artificial intelligence from some of the biggest names in the field. And we've had each one loving illustrated by the fine folks at eBoy.