When I read articles suggesting that 70% of the white-collar jobs will be replace by AI within the next 18 months, I don't feel warm and fuzzy. I see an eroding of the human's necessity occurring at an accelerating pace.
I am not a "glass half empty" sort of person but I do like to connect the dots and as someone who was born around the time that JFK gave his signature speech at Rice University, I've got to witness things.
One notable occurrence is the fact that within my lifetime I will see humans travel to the moon in unique segments. During the first segment, a show called Star Trek inspired several generation to imagine "what could be". Now, during the second segment, an embarrassment named Starfleet Academy has surfaced on the scene. Proving to me that the depth of creative spirit, imagined by the human psyche, and portrayed by cinematic influencers has dwindled, significantly.
As someone who thinks that Immanuel Velikovsky was, more right than wrong, when he wrote "Worlds in Collision", I find that as a species, we have always had dependence in one form or another. Catastrophe after catastrophe saw the species nearly eliminated again and again, only to see it claw it's way back. This time might be different. Our dependence has altered significantly as an electrified world has shifted from reliance on ones'-self for survival to a culture buttressed by technology.
Am I concerned for myself? No. My time on this planet is quickly passing. Am I concerned for my children? Somewhat, but technology has not deemed them irrelevant, yet. Am I concerned for the species? No. The desire to marginalize humanity is a self-inflicted wound.
I have been fortunate enough to have lived through the best of what humans can achieve, in my youth and now, I believe I am witnessing the mirror opposite in the twilight of my years.
Since I don’t post much, I feel I should at least provide some commentary on occasion. And seeing that you are a fellow sci-fi writer, I felt the urge.
Speaking of urges, I have recorded an audio book of my first novel, “Elusive Steps” and am selectively throwing chapters at different folks to get feedback. I am not a vocalist and seeing as this is my first attempt, I did not push for perfection. If I get enough positive feedback then I may consider spending the money on a professional reading. If you are interested I will send a link to my favorite chapter for you to struggle through.
When I read articles suggesting that 70% of the white-collar jobs will be replace by AI within the next 18 months, I don't feel warm and fuzzy. I see an eroding of the human's necessity occurring at an accelerating pace.
I am not a "glass half empty" sort of person but I do like to connect the dots and as someone who was born around the time that JFK gave his signature speech at Rice University, I've got to witness things.
One notable occurrence is the fact that within my lifetime I will see humans travel to the moon in unique segments. During the first segment, a show called Star Trek inspired several generation to imagine "what could be". Now, during the second segment, an embarrassment named Starfleet Academy has surfaced on the scene. Proving to me that the depth of creative spirit, imagined by the human psyche, and portrayed by cinematic influencers has dwindled, significantly.
As someone who thinks that Immanuel Velikovsky was, more right than wrong, when he wrote "Worlds in Collision", I find that as a species, we have always had dependence in one form or another. Catastrophe after catastrophe saw the species nearly eliminated again and again, only to see it claw it's way back. This time might be different. Our dependence has altered significantly as an electrified world has shifted from reliance on ones'-self for survival to a culture buttressed by technology.
Am I concerned for myself? No. My time on this planet is quickly passing. Am I concerned for my children? Somewhat, but technology has not deemed them irrelevant, yet. Am I concerned for the species? No. The desire to marginalize humanity is a self-inflicted wound.
I have been fortunate enough to have lived through the best of what humans can achieve, in my youth and now, I believe I am witnessing the mirror opposite in the twilight of my years.
Someone should write a book.
I am taking a whole year to think and write exactly about this.
I’m certain it will be a mind-expanding endeavor. Best of luck on your journey.
Thank you for reading 🙏.
Since I don’t post much, I feel I should at least provide some commentary on occasion. And seeing that you are a fellow sci-fi writer, I felt the urge.
Speaking of urges, I have recorded an audio book of my first novel, “Elusive Steps” and am selectively throwing chapters at different folks to get feedback. I am not a vocalist and seeing as this is my first attempt, I did not push for perfection. If I get enough positive feedback then I may consider spending the money on a professional reading. If you are interested I will send a link to my favorite chapter for you to struggle through.
Congratulations on your first audio book. This is huge! 👏
I'm quite entangled with my projects and full time job right now, and don't have the bandwidth to give proper feedback to other works.
Sometimes, you're the best person to judge if your work is worth to continue pursuing. I wish you all the best.
Hah. Judging my own work is what concerns me.