"Artificial intelligence right now is a turbulent confluence of excitement and innovation in the tech world and trepidation and anxiety in society. Will AI take our jobs or will it usher in a utopia in which no one needs to work? Will AI blow up the planet or will it figure out how to power itself with nuclear fusion and reverse climate change? Is it too late to stop it now if we wanted to?"
"It's cool to think about how the next few years will usher in all sorts of innovative bots (short for robots) designed to help us with housework, homework, childcare, and elderly care, as well as provide therapy, companionship, and even sex. Hearing this prediction, you might wonder whether planet Earth was running short on humans and needed robot labor to pick up the slack, but we're at eight billion and going strong."
Artificial intelligence generates rapid innovation alongside deep societal anxiety about jobs, risks, and governance. Technological progress is currently outpacing regulation, producing a Wild West environment where ethical concerns are often overshadowed. Large numbers of people have longstanding fascination with machines, and bots are being developed for housework, childcare, eldercare, therapy, companionship, and sexual needs. Virtual intimacy and companion technologies present alternatives to isolated screen use and have potential to meet emotional and practical needs. Demographic growth and increasing online presence have primed society for expanded human-robot interaction across intimate and service domains.
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