Affluent Individuals Opt for Personal Care, While the Rest Kick Back with Their AI Companions!
“The Rich Can Afford Personal Care. The Rest Will Have to Make Do With AI”
“In the near future, the already cavernous gap between the world’s wealthy and the rest could widen even further, this time on the basis of who has access to advanced artificial intelligence. A new report from the AI Now Institute at New York University—written by Sarah Roberts, Meredith Whittaker, Safiya Umoja Noble, and Kate Crawford—proposes that the rise of sophisticated AI will further entrench social and economic inequality, unless significant new regulations are put in place.”
Oh, the joy of living in an era where artificial intelligence (AI) is the talk of the town. A mellow symphony of 0s and 1s dancing in perfect harmony, crafting a world synonymous with convenience and efficiency. But wait, does the loading screen of this new digital utopia, only display for the select few, the elite, the wealthiest? According to the flux capacitor minds at New York University’s AI Now Institute, that sure seems to be the forecast.
While the majority of us may think the blessings of AI will shower upon all, our tech-savvy oracles say otherwise. They insist that the advent of advanced AI threatens to stretch the already wide gap between the Richie Richs and regular Rons of the world even further. Rising inequality hinges on AI access? Well, didn’t see that coming, did we?
The report, delicately penned by Sarah Roberts, Meredith Whittaker, Safiya Umoja Noble, and Kate Crawford, projects a reality where AI acts as social and economic dividers, creating rifts deeper than ever before. The solution, they agree, is to craft new regulations to level the playing field. Easier said than done, ladies?
So here it is, folks. As we stand on the brink of an AI-driven society, clutching our Google Home speakers and Alexa-enabled gadgets, we need to stop and ponder. Is this era of AI making life easy? Or, should we be readying our pitchforks and tin-foil hats, bracing frantically against a storm of algorithmic elitism?
In the end, it seems that what was meant to be the great equalizer may just end up being the biggest divider. The sweet irony of it all! Prepare for the future, they said. It will be fun, they said. And all this while, they forgot to mention that the future apparently only entertains VIPs. Thanks for the heads up, AI Now Institute. Let’s hope a sense of fairness can be AI programmed too, sooner rather than later.