On Aging Alone (2021)
AI companionships for the elderly is going to be a beyond massive market by the time we're all old.Sometimes we just need people to listen, and in that AI will exceed most humans, who are generally just waiting for their chance to have someone else listen to them.I'm starting to see the initial beginnings of that market, and already the reviews are eye opening. People gushing over how much of a difference a text-chat (and not a great one at that) AI was during the pandemic, etc.When they are actually talking using voices like the ones Microsoft just showcased, with avatars past the uncanny valley, available 24/7, remember details, etc?We're approaching a world I think beyond most of our imaginations faster than we realize.There's a whole host of problems we'll inherit as generations pass that they didn't have to deal with, but other problems they did may not be ours to bear.