Optimism about Aritificial Intelligence and the Future

Hunter Hastings discussed with me the brilliant innovations in the market to develop AI for the assistance of consumers.  Also, the abilities of what he describes as the cognitive assistant will  probably revolutionize the activities of entrepreneurs, not just by connecting individuals, but by providing people with information, skills and opportunities they would not have otherwise.

Hunter provides brilliant examples of how AI is changing our lives for the better right now, even saving lives!  Also discussed are irrational fears for the future and the hope of the reduction of state activities as individualism increases dramatically, people's unique abilities being enhanced and made more marketable.  For such reasons, Hunter describes AI as the 'augmented individual'.

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