In the last blog set out a case that with cleverer and cleverer machines there can only be increased mechanisation of ‘traditional’ jobs. Also that these will not be restricted to basic manufacturing. Now I […]
Category: Life in the future
What will we humans be doing in the future? – part 1
In past blogs I’ve looked at the development of robots and machines, even speculating on what might constitute being human, if we keep replacing bits of ourselves with machines. One thing is clear to me, […]
Men and machines – and what does it mean to be human?
A couple of months ago I produced two blogs discussing robots and androids; why would we want them to look like us and what would human like androids get out of life. These seemed to generate quite […]
Life, how long can we live (part3) – How will that affect society?
If we can live for hundreds of years will ‘young’ and ‘old will lose their meaning? How will that affect society?
Life, how long can we live (part 2) – What will that mean ?
I was discusing to my son a few days ago about what he wants to do now that he’s graduated with a design degree. He’s talking about doing something that involves ‘making’. I said that if […]