When I began to examine topics in Artificial Intelligence, I realized that a higher level approach was needed, namely the broader category of cognitive science. Primarily, I'm talking about human cognition as a starting point to further explore how this will translate into machine intelligence.
Here's the outline I've constructed for myself:
COGNITIVE SCIENCE
Anthropology - man's evolution as a sentient species and the mythologies that have emerged. Further progress may be embraced with techniques for transhumanism
Art and the Humanities - the personal and creative aspect that we tend to think is uniquely human but is being challenged by AI minds that can write and create images, to an extent that needs to be explored
Artificial Intelligence - with the advancements into machine learning and deep learning (neural networks)
Linguistics - involved with natural language processing
Philosophy - ethical considerations
Psychology - it may not be restricted to the human experience when significantly advanced AI bots are realized
Neurobiology - wet ware and how it reveals the workings of the brain
Sociology - this encompasses how life will change especially the working life of individual who will be replaced by automation. One important topic in economics is the use of a Universal Basic Income
