I’ve been feeling a bit bionic myself lately with new glasses and hearing aides… I assume that many disabled people will welcome robotic personal care attendants and houskeepers when unable to do their own daily living tasks.
When I was in graduate school 40 years ago a lecturer talked about her project training monkys to retrieve items for a disabled person. We have come a long way… although many of us would prefer a human being who can socialize while caregiving.
I assume that robots are less expensive, don’t require a CORI check or risk of elder abuse… and given the current drive to send immigrants packing – are there really enough caregivers to serve baby boomers like me?
I have my doubts.. Its interesting that the article fails to even mention disabled people. The author argues that young people need entry level jobs and AI is replacing many such as young newspaper editors who need work experience.
I grew up watching the animated series The Jetsons. I predict a similar future with drone and personal aircraft creating traffic in the skies. Meanwhile, I look forward to having a self driving car ….
