Does the reader remember the TV show Carter Country (aired in the 1970s)? One of the characters was a chubby character named Mayor Burnside who managed all his duties by saying “Handle it, handle it” . Well, it turns out that in the very near future, we all will handle life like Mayor Burnside.
Axios published an article today that describes how, in the very near future, we will take care of life’s decisions and personal communications simply by saying to our computer, “Handle it”. Here is an excerpt from the article:
The big picture: As AI agents improve and multiply, bots representing individuals will interact with bots representing companies, and human use of the open web will continue to decline.
- My bot will talk to your bot — but you and I will probably talk a lot less. . . .
Take one of the most basic things we do today — buying stuff online.
- We’re used to a world in which you click around, check products and prices from different vendors — maybe with help from a comparison service or website. While prices can fluctuate and algorithms sometimes play a role, as on Amazon or Uber, the purchase decision remains firmly in human hands.
- But AI-driven e-commerce means that vendors are going to start rapidly changing their prices based on your identity and other variables — not, just say, once a day but by the microsecond, and differently for each customer.
- Ransomware gangs are already deploying chatbots to negotiate with their victims, as Axios has reported.
- Next up: Victims of ransomware attacks will let AI agents handle their response to the attacks — leaving all the people involved free to relax on the beach, assuming there’s any money left in their bank accounts.
- To see the easy-to-read article, here is the link:
https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-ai-plus-051cd187-147a-4a85-b588-008f8c056657.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axioslogin&stream=top
Markets like Walmart, Amazon and surprisingly, small markets on eBay, already are constructing buy-sell software that does not require direct authorization from you, the buyer. One service like this that the reader may be familiar with is automated purchase which is authorized by the reader once then is taken care of by computers. Another service already on its way to not bothering the reader unnecessarily is medical tests and appointments which often will appear automatically in your patient portal.
Beyond the scope of the article, alter ego Guru says this form of automation is bound to lead to corporatism, where, instead of capitalism and socialism, ‘governments’ also will be run in a similar fashion. Politicians will simply say, “Handle it, handle it” and corporate, human-independent computers will make policy decisions. Note that computers will be owned by corporations.
Great article!
Ancient Mariner