In his 2005 book The Singularity Is Near, Ray Kurzweil predicted that by 2045, machines would become as smart as humans. Due to advancing technology, he’s moved the expected arrival date up to as soon as 2029…
Soon we may have digital companions, coaches, motivators and task-mastering robots that will accompany us everywhere. “These are advanced AI agents designed to replicate and emulate our unique decision-making processes” …
AI systems can manipulate human behavior on a massive scale. It’s used to affect public opinion, spread misinformation, and even nudge people toward destructive and self-destructive actions, all without their awareness that machines are influencing their behaviors…
Morris examines the social consequences of all this change, and observes that many people have already reached the limits of their tolerance for today’s pace of change, much less tomorrow’s. And yet we know that there will be more change over the next decade than during the prior 100 years…