The robot invasion has truly begun!
With the advancements in AI, Natural Language Processing, Intelligent Personal Assistants (Siri, Cortana, Google Now), and miniaturized computers, we have a very fertile ground for personal robotics.
As humanity speeds toward a "post-human" future, what will we be giving up? Can we draw the line?
Whether we replace ourselves with robots/AI, virtual humans, or genetically engineered beings, do we break completely with our art, culture, soul? Just as we no longer practice Shamanism or hunting rituals, will art, music and story telling disappear, in pursuit of higher efficiency, more data, and faster processing?
"In this age of technology, where you can manipulate anything, how do we retain that human element?" -- Dave Grohl
Clearly these questions are at the forefront of human consciousness. Since I started this keen interest in tech vs culture and wondering how humanity or human-ness will make it through, I've been finding a lot more examples of people asking the same thing.
Ok, I watched Juan's latest. He's always been one of my favorite TED speakers.
A couple of comments on the talk:
"When it comes to the future, there are three kinds of people: those who let it happen, those who make it happen, and those who wonder what happened." -- John M. Richardson, Jr.
"My interest is in the future because I am going to spend the rest of my life there." -- Charles F. Kettering
