The search for artificial intelligence seems to have reached a tipping point where various long-promised technologies have become a reality. In particular, the intensive use of large databases has led to the development of systems for image recognition, natural language understanding, and decision-making, whose performance matches or even surpasses human performance in some cases. These technological advances have generated both optimistic and pessimistic reactions. Some opinions are enthusiastically positive, believing that the future will bring immense wealth to all; others foresee the end of the human species. Between these extremes, a nuanced range of positions can be found. This article aims to capture these positions through a set of "dystopias" and "utopias." In the end, it arrives at a "realistic utopia," which presents a plausible goal for contemporary society, contrasted with a "realistic dystopia," which represents a believable model that should be avoided.