In a few years we will have Robots and AI that will be able to do (and think) better than any human (that's what scientists say).
Many people are scared about that: today we already have robots working in factories (replacing many human workers), and we have smart AIs capable of working as a lawyer, telephone operator, journalist, blogger, soldier, etc.
In the future we will also have robotic surgery and self-driving cars and trucks.
image from glitch.news
I think that currently machines are still not efficient, reliable, trusty and cost-effective as expected, and we can see here:
- Robot surgeons kill 144 patients, hurt 1,391, malfunction 8,061 times
- AI Robot That Learns New Words In Real-Time Tells Human Creators It Will Keep Them In A “People Zoo”
- Most Advanced A.I. Robot Admits It Wants to Destroy Humans After Glitch During TV Interview
The Future is Bright
I'm sure technology will be able, in a near future, to avoid many "glitches" that are happening today and have low-cost, efficient machines and AIs that will do most of the work that humans did in the past.
So, what humans will do? They will have to use their uniqueness, creativity and empathy to make a difference
Diversity is the Key
Human beings have an organic body that can feel real pain, love, emotions, empathy towards others. They have also creativity (or can develop it under certain conditions) and each human is unique. I am still waiting to see a robot/AI that will reach the genius peak of Leonardo da Vinci, Salvador Dalì, Johann Sebastian Bach, to name a few.
image from embracingearthblog.com
If machines will do the ordinary jobs, humans will have the time to develop their hearts and souls, to create Art, to fully experience life without spending much of their time working to earn a living.
This will happen only if the advantage of the robotic work will be shared with the whole society, not keeping it only for the robots' owners and producers.
So why I'm not afraid?
I don't know what a soul is, but I think we, as humans, have that subtle thing, that unique spark that makes us different from any kind of intelligent machine. I also think that the masterpiece of Nature can not be faked and replicated creating some smart androids. I believe that imitating nature using technology is a loosing game: nature had billions years to experiment and develop perfect creatures and we still know a little about its mysteries!
Salvador Dalì - image from dalipaintings.net
Conclusions
Robots and AI will always be limited, fake humans, maybe stronger, more efficient and more rational, but will always miss that quid, that special uniqueness that makes a human what he is.
We need, starting from now, to develop our creativity, intuition and special talents; we need to nourish our Humanity! If we do that, no machine will be ever able to replace us.
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I agree with you 100%.
I once wrote that my (our) generation is challenged to find and develop that personal value, those talents, that no machine could substitute.
As you write - I don't know exactly how, but I feel that the answer is in our soul.
Yes, I read that post and it was really a great one, after that I started following you and also wanted to talk personally with you, as you remember.
I think that we, as humans, have something special and it will be really hard for scientists to replicate that uniqueness with AI and robots.
Of course I remember, it was great meeting you!
I believe the same...and that we will also have to demonstrate it - our creativity and uniqueness.
If robotos will make food, goods, and telephone marketing: How most people will earn money to buy any good or service?
I think it will make DIY things and not have any benifits from robotic lawyer, surgery and other HI-tech.
If the benefits of robotics will go to every citizen, it will be a fair system and people will be able to do creative activities. If the owners and producers of this technology will keep all the benefits for them (as they are currently doing), it will be quite unfair, and injustice and poverty will increase exponentially.
Additionally, if nobody will have a job, who will buy the goods and services the machines are producing?
how much do you pay for computer memory from...say...dropbox, google, or amazon?
what's that you say?
You get it free?
Why...when I was a young kid...one gigabyte of memory (if you could get it) would have cost millions of dollars.
What do you mean "How (will) most people will earn money to buy any good or service?"
How do they earn money to buy memory?
Computer memory is cheaper now, still the problem is: if everyone is unemployed, who will pay for goods and services created by machines?