Econintersect: The BBC presents a discussion of exploding development of ubiquitous computing, artificial intelligence and internet technologies which will create a world were many human traditional functions will be completely automated over the next very few years. This presents some challenging questions such as how will people whose jobs are displaced by the rapid advances “earn a living”; how will the ignorance of current political activities tolerate the intelligence of future machine dominated commerce, production of goods and services and personal living activities; and how will “real lives” be effected, both positively and negatively, by virtual existence and interaction with human-like robots.
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