Explore potential implications of AI for equality, information and social trust. Soumitra Dutta Oxford provides a welcome academic perspective on the promise and peril of ever-more powerful artificial intelligence systems. Discuss issues related to unequal access to technology, evolving information environments and the effectiveness of institutions to respond. This overview examines the importance of responsible development of AI, and how society can be ready for the disruption of technology, while ensuring fairness, accountability, informed decision making, and trust in credible information.