Our first fully intended, and fully human and fully placed in an artificial reality, has arrived. No, not Mickey Mouse. No, not Arnold Schwarzenegger. No, not Taylor Swift. Our new flame is one Tilly Norwood:

For all the details check out an interview on CBS.com

Tilly has her own AI set, an historical collection of backdrops and an AI cast as needed. One person writes script, finds cast and background and creates Tilly as the lead character. Barbie Doll hasn’t got a chance! Not even a physical, three-dimensional, conversational sex doll like Lucy has a chance.

Readers could easily accept her alongside all the other TV stars on television, smartphone and laptop. The difference is that about 500 paid artisans aren’t needed. Get hold of Donald, he has new group of folks he can extradite.to reduce health costs and Social Security.

I fear the day when my doctor is replaced with a TV screen. At the least, his replacement should be as attractive as Tilly. When women went to the hairdresser, who would they talk to? Wouldn’t it be scary if the AI hairdresser asked you about some embarrassing event from your past that had been forgotten but still available from Google? What if there were only one or two hair styles available?

Mariner jests to a point. The real point is that the worker class is about to be dispersed in a way no one can guess. Mariner continually advises readers to aim to be debt free and have a supportive family that can help carry the reader through hard times.

Ancient Mariner