Evolve & Augment

I imagine a world where we will have many of our tasks automated and many aspects of our lives enhanced by advanced autonomous systems. We will soon live in a world where many of the things that may seem mind-blowing and fascinating now will become "the usual," just like how the internet took the world by storm at its dawn.

Making my life much simpler and more efficient, and being able to do things more effectively with minimal effort, is usually number one in my thought process when it comes to doing anything. So the cartoons and TV shows I watched as a kid somehow shaped my interests and the picture of what I'd like my everyday life to be like as an adult.

Before 2022 and the rise of ChatGPT, I never really saw artificial intelligence as something that would change the world in the way that it is doing now. I just thought of it as some computational software capable of replicating human intelligence to some degree. Seeing how it has transformed our perception of what is possible with technology in the last couple of months, I know for sure that it's something that will always fascinate me.

From self-driving cars to text, image, and video generation to intelligent humanoids, we have seen things that we would have deemed impossible years ago. And we are only at the dawn of a new era where many more possibilities with AI and robotics are yet to come.

Sometimes, I automate the simplest tasks in my life with AI. I have asked chatbots like ChatGPT and Perplexity.ai to do things that allowed me to do things 10x faster than I could have on my own. For example, I use them to sort out my calendars and tasks more efficiently or even develop the most effective rosters I need for specific purposes. Even for brainstorming and researching, my productivity levels are usually much higher with them.

If there's anything that I could do with AI to make my life much easier and achieve more productivity, I would, as long as it doesn't cross ethical boundaries or inhibit my creative thinking.

Like every other tool in the world today, what we make of AI determines if it's a boon in our society (or individual lives) or a bane. There's so much power we could harness when we augment ourselves with this technology, and there is so much damage we can cause with the same technology.

There's talk every now and then about "AI taking jobs from people." That really is happening. I have seen countless news stories about tech companies laying off some of their staff simply because AI in their work allows them to need fewer people on deck. It's sad when you think of the affected families, and even sadder when you are in such shoes.

It's scary to see some computers get good at doing what you spent years mastering and then turn into a source of livelihood. It's even worse to see people go to that computer rather than you for your skill. And hearing that, with AI, there will be new kinds of jobs that one can delve into to not be left behind isn't exactly what people want to hear because transitioning isn't always easy.

The truth about AI is that it really will never have certain qualities of our human intelligence. The human brain is an impeccably powerful computer on its own, and our creativity, empathy, and intuition are essentially what make us above AI, no matter how developed AI can be—for a very long time, at least. Where the human brain falls short is memory, sadly, and that's what computers do way better than us.

Just like you would use a lawn mower to tidy the lawn way faster than with hand tools and how you would use a calculator to perform mathematical operations quicker than doing it all with your head, augmenting ourselves with AI and robotics technologies should be our focus for true evolution.

The world is evolving, and so we should evolve with it if we don't want to get left behind. It may seem easier said than done, but there surely must be ways to implement AI in our jobs to keep those jobs while we upgrade our performances. At the end of the day, human inspection is crucial in many of these AI deployments.

Being divinely inspired is something AI can never achieve. Creativity is our strong suit, and AI can only try to replicate that. As good as AI is now and will get in the future, there will forever be some distinction between human-inspired works and those generated by AI.

I am usually following the AI and robotics trends in their developments and applications. With every discovery, my fascination expands. In the long run, I would like many parts of my life to be smooooooooth with these technologies around me. Imagine walking to my house, and there are autonomous machines left, right, and center. And even with my jobs, too.

So can AI and robotics take on some jobs? Yeah, pretty much. And the number is increasing by the day. But aren't there many things achievable with AI already, and this really is only the beginning? For sure!

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