Imagine a world where the line between technology and daily life blurs, where your toaster knows your morning routine better than you do. Dive into this edition as we explore the rapid evolution of AI
Frankly, the entire concept of being surrounded by everyday devices that act as if they were intelligent and ratting me out for any perceived infractions is something that I can't abide. I use no web or smartphone assistants. I'm 70 years old and set in my ways.
This link will illustrate the dark side of assistive technology:
No, I'm not on pain meds! But I don't need an AI to be with me when I'm on the toilet, or making suggestions when I'm getting ready to cook a meal. I don't require AI to be my "friend". Maybe this paranoia stems from watching 2001 too many times, or reading the Colossus trilogy by D. F. Jones
(His first novel, Colossus (1966), about a defence super computer which uses its control over nuclear weapons to subjugate mankind, was made into the feature film Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970).
Next level is getting them to talk to one another... My AI assistant talking to your AI assistant. Then they can take care of all our reminders, calendars, tasks, nudging, reminding, etc... Some way to keep the memory and context of our interactions (met at the park, colleague, working on X project, etc). Keep it all API, open source and secure (blockchain?), so its an open system, not tied to any one LLM/Platform...
Frankly, the entire concept of being surrounded by everyday devices that act as if they were intelligent and ratting me out for any perceived infractions is something that I can't abide. I use no web or smartphone assistants. I'm 70 years old and set in my ways.
This link will illustrate the dark side of assistive technology:
https://reason.com/2023/09/04/if-you-need-pain-pills-politicians-want-to-monitor-your-body-chemistry/
No, I'm not on pain meds! But I don't need an AI to be with me when I'm on the toilet, or making suggestions when I'm getting ready to cook a meal. I don't require AI to be my "friend". Maybe this paranoia stems from watching 2001 too many times, or reading the Colossus trilogy by D. F. Jones
(His first novel, Colossus (1966), about a defence super computer which uses its control over nuclear weapons to subjugate mankind, was made into the feature film Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970).
Fascinating - wonder if someone will make this into a movie - like “Toy Story” with toasters?
Next level is getting them to talk to one another... My AI assistant talking to your AI assistant. Then they can take care of all our reminders, calendars, tasks, nudging, reminding, etc... Some way to keep the memory and context of our interactions (met at the park, colleague, working on X project, etc). Keep it all API, open source and secure (blockchain?), so its an open system, not tied to any one LLM/Platform...