RE: You Can't Fight Progress?

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You're smart for weighing all this out now before AI really impacts the mainstream. As you might remember, I'm on the waitlist for that Rabbit R1 AI assistant. I joined a Discord group of some of the beta testers and devs and am getting a real glimpse of the capabilities of this thing and it's truly mind-blowing.

The beta testers are using the camera of this device to teach it how to automate tasks they fill their days with like responding to certain emails and managing social media pages. This thing can even book an entire vacation --- flights, Airbnbs, rental car, tour/show tickets, etc. in one fell swoop. It will also do your online shopping for you just buy training the camera on your open fridge. It does so much more too. They way they're framing it, it will be a personal concierge that will learn all of your likes/dislikes and handle mundane tasks.

I'm still trying to digest what impact this will have. It's a potential time-saver, yes, but how will these individuals use this time that is instantly freed up? Most will probably just fritter this newfound time away. Anyway, this thing is supposed to arrive on my doorstep in May and I'll get to see, firsthand, what its capabilities are. I would imagine the companies that make this first wave of AI devices will be gobbled up by Big Tech and just integrated into our mobile phones. AI is definitely coming and the tsunami will be hitting soon.

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How are they gonna use their new time? Exactly. I think most will waste it, as you said. I mean, look how most people are spending their "spare" time now...it's not like most will turn to creative or noble pursuits in their newfound abundance of time, alas. I think it's plausible that will deepen this social anxiety which seems to be an epidemic in itself. A waste or not, but things like grocery shopping ground us, I think.

I'm really curious to hear your take on that! Really looking forward to it!

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Yep, just like sudden wealth tends to amplify a person's traits/tendencies I think suddenly having more time on your hands would do the exact same thing.

I, quite naively, thought devices that don't rely so heavily at the user staring for hours on end at a screen would free up time for humans to reestablish that interpersonal connection. I see now the innovation these first gen AI devices like Rabbit R1 and Humane.AI will bring will just be absorbed by Big Tech and incorporated into the phones.

When I think about this stuff I can't help but hear Joe Rogan's voice when he says, "Humanity is the caterpillar that will give birth to the butterfly". He truly believes that those alive today are the last generation of biological humans. It's dismal to think about in so many senses, it fills you with such melancholy to think about. But, as ironic as it sounds, maybe this is the natural course of evolution of intelligent beings? We wouldn't know because we don't have any other advanced civilizations to study. I mean why are so many of us so enamored with technical innovation? My mother tells me I've been like this since I could walk and I can't explain why technology fascinates me so much. The desire is just there and as strong as it is I try to seek balance. It's made for an interesting life.

I'll be sure to share more about the Rabbit when it gets here! Have a great rest of the week.

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