Favorite and least favorite aspects of using artificial intelligence in everyday life

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Emily Meadows wrote: 12 Dec 2022, 13:02 I want a housebot VERY BADLY! Like, I'd pay big bucks for one. HAHA! A little robot that brings me coffee and cleans my house? Yes yes yes.
Yes, please!!!! I'd love a connected fridge, so I could order my groceries on it, and it would use that list to formulate meal plans using algorithms that monitor my preferences...However, I am totally anti-microwave so I'm going outside the book and putting in a request for a chefbot :lol: Michelin star rating please!
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I forgot to add that I believe in an automated transportation system for ultimate efficiency and reliability.
The social cohesion rating is despicable, but the AIs are only doing it at the behest of the human Directors. Even the AIs hated punishing people for victimless so-called crimes. That was one of the most fascinating parts of the book, for me: the AIs have their own conscience and morality, and they govern their own community in VR.
Going back to the fridge: it supposedly monitors the human's physical condition to determine required meal size and nutrient sources. I think it would be great to have a fridge that did that for you with foods of your own choice.
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Emily Meadows wrote: 12 Dec 2022, 13:02 I want a housebot VERY BADLY! Like, I'd pay big bucks for one. HAHA! A little robot that brings me coffee and cleans my house? Yes yes yes.
Yes please!!! I'd love a fridge that could order the groceries I wanted and make meal plans according to my preferences, but I'm anti-microwaves so could I please order a chefbot? :lol:
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Maryam Newman wrote: 20 Dec 2022, 11:19
Emily Meadows wrote: 12 Dec 2022, 13:02 I want a housebot VERY BADLY! Like, I'd pay big bucks for one. HAHA! A little robot that brings me coffee and cleans my house? Yes yes yes.
Yes please!!! I'd love a fridge that could order the groceries I wanted and make meal plans according to my preferences, but I'm anti-microwaves so could I please order a chefbot? :lol:
Oh my gosh! Yes! A chefbot too. I'm in.
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As much as I like the idea of having robots doing everything for me, what happens when they break down? I am without a microwave at the moment and that feels like I have lost one of my best friends. I think I would have a breakdown if I lost an AI which I'd got used to having do everything for me. Also my fear with the progression of AI and making them more and more intelligent ( eg Alexa ) is there going to be a time when they are so much more useful and intelligent than us that humans are no longer wanted/needed?
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My favorite part of living with artificial intelligence would be transportation. I hate driving, so I would love to have an AI take care of that for me. However, I would not be able to handle a sassy refrigerator. If any machine tried to take away my ice cream, we would have problems.
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I think that AI is a really good thing when it comes to creating and maintaining a semblance of order. When this technology presumes they are able to make “better” decisions for humans than the humans, themselves, they, and their creators, have overstepped.
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I absolute love the concept of AI and I think it will become more of a reality in the coming years as our civilization begins to grow. This translates to this book. Despite its obvious drawbacks, it remains the next step in human evolution.
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I like that the AI's assist with making life easier (ie. The transport system, waking up, deliveries) but I didn't like that they made choices for humans irrespective of whether it was what they wanted like with Kim's meals.
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My favorite is how they make life easy and orderly. I wouldn't mind coming home in the evening and ordering my fridge to produce what I need. My least favorite was the controlling and lack of freedom.
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I would love to have someone bring me coffee every morning, but I want the flexibility to choose what coffee I drink and the food I eat. I like making my own decisions and do not like being controlled by others, especially an AI.
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Samantha Barnes 3 wrote: 23 Dec 2022, 10:11 My favorite part of living with artificial intelligence would be transportation. I hate driving, so I would love to have an AI take care of that for me. However, I would not be able to handle a sassy refrigerator. If any machine tried to take away my ice cream, we would have problems.
Oh my! AI and transportation seem scary to me. I prefer to have control when driving so that I can react to others' decisions. Maybe if it was a flying car then I might reconsider AI.
Yeah, a sassy refrigerator would be sent on a one-way trip to the recycling yard for me.
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While I enjoy or admire rather the fact that AI could make life so much better and help with making things easier for us. It is worrisome to control every basic aspect of our living even down to what we eat!
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As much as I love the level of technological advancement protrayed in the book, I feel it was way too much. The issue of AIs helping us which will make work easier for us is a welcome development for me. But the scenario where they'll now turn out to totally control our lives is a no-no for me.
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My favorite aspect of the book is that life will be made easier because most duties will be performed by robots. My list favorite aspect of the book is the fact that human freedom of will will be denied.
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