It’s either robots or AI.
When I think about it, I’d say AI.
Maybe, in the next 20 years, basic but fully functional AI-powered robots for everyday household use will become common around the world.
Whenever I think about this, I get flashes of movies like The Terminator and I, Robot, and I feel a slight chill down my spine.
Perhaps machines won’t take over the world the way they’re shown in those movies. Instead, they might slowly take over our day-to-day activities, reducing our freedom of movement and even our ability to think for ourselves.
Then another movie comes to mind, WALL-E , where humans have become so dependent on technology that they spend their lives floating in chairs, eating, drinking, and sleeping. Whew… that’s not the kind of life I want.
In many ways, this lethargy has already begun. For example, in India, almost anything can be ordered online and delivered to your doorstep within minutes or hours. Gone are the days when families would visit the market every Sunday to buy a week’s or sometimes even a month’s worth of groceries and vegetables.
As kids, we used to help our parents by running to the local shop whenever we needed groceries or last-minute items, especially if unexpected guests arrived.
The danger that many people don’t anticipate is the gradual loss of our freedom of movement. Technology is making life more convenient, but if we’re not careful, it may also make us less active, less independent, and more dependent on machines.
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