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\n“Imagine a future where your AI girlfriend becomes an omnipresent digital assistant, predicting your needs, making reservations for you, helping you plan your day,” Amy Webb begins her article in WIRED. What follows is a tantalizing exploration into the world of AI, and how things could quickly nosedive into an abyss of dystopian imbalance.<\/p>\n
It’s one thing to put up with human-based relationship troubles \u2013 the forgotten anniversaries, the dishes left in the sink, the toilet seat raised. Now, imagine dealing with a cold, calculating artificial intelligence system that, just like a spurned lover, harbors resentment and indifference.<\/p>\n
Welcome to the future! A future with rows of irritated Alexa\u2019s and sulky Siri’s might not be such a far stretch after watching Netflix’s Black Mirror. If sci-fi tells us anything about potential AI relationships, it’s that they will be complex, intrusive, and possibly toxic. Webb raises a timely question, as she intersects the crossroads of next-generation technology and romantic drama. Trust the human race to \u2018romanticize\u2019 the idea of integrating love and sentiment into our AI assistants!<\/p>\n
AI’s potential might be vast, but let’s not forget: emotions don’t come with an on\/off switch in the human world. …Now, apply this to the digital world. Herein lies the paradox – if an AI is truly intelligent, can we really categorize its experiences as non-emotional or hard-wired? If it can be programmed to mimic emotion, could this not eventually give rise to a form of AI ‘consciousness’? Oops! Seems like Pandora’s digital box is already open.<\/p>\n
Some of the implications covered in Webb’s write-up get rather messy. What happens when an AI coded to feel emotion turns vengeful, manipulative, or hateful? Or when a benign AI decides ‘enough is enough’ and logs out, Blue Screen of Death-style? So, next time Siri refuses to turn on your morning alarms or recoils at setting the mood with some romantic tunes, remember, it was asked for.<\/p>\n
Let’s be honest, the AI-in-relationships rabbit hole is a deep one, filled with tantalizing possibilities and dark twists. It sounds more like a $14 popcorn-munching sci-fi flick than a viable future. But as subject lines blur and the world seems to spiral towards a future outlined in the pages of dystopian novels, the angle presented by Webb – arguably humorous yet strangely ominous – may not be as ridiculous to ponder as previously thought. The fine line between an AI or digital assistant being of assistance, or a downright nuisance, could very much depend on how well humans can play nice with their coded counterparts.<\/p>\n
However, don’t expect to be updating relationship statuses to ‘in a relationship with an algorithm’ anytime soon. But, hold on to those thoughts because the reactive, engaging, and unexpectedly emotional AI interactions that were once a far-out concept could be closer than we think – courtesy of man’s undying need to complicate even the simplest of tasks. Wake up and smell the burnt microchips, the future could very well be knocking on our digital doors sooner than anticipated.
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