What Will AI Look Like?

What do you think artificial intelligence will look like? The co-founder of SwiftKey was saying the AI will be autocorrect and predictive software development. Thinking like that is just looking at one part of AI. What if it can be expanded to "auto-suggest" your whole life? The software will gain knowledge about you (this is already done in full force by the way) and then make suggestions such as when you should get going so that you are not late to your next meeting or even if you should take a nap. Most of the AI that you hear about is akin to robots taking over the world, but what if the technology can augment and amplify our own intelligence? We already use technology for things like eyeglasses to see better and cars to move around faster and more efficiently. This technology augments our physical states. So why not add to our mental states as well? Is it really that different?

Improving Efficiency

In our world, it sometimes seems like the people that work late into the night and those that always appear busy are the really hardworking types and manage to produce more results and get more done in a day. The truth of the matter is that they produce just as much as the other people. We need to start working smarter and not harder. First of all, it is better not to stay up too late because productivity takes a serious nose dive the later into the night that we stay up. Couple that with staring at the screen and several mobile applications and we are well on our way to being fried the next morning. Being sleep deprived can also wreck your mood like no other. Next, if you have meetings, make sure to schedule them close together that you do not lose time in between. Those 45 between meetings are not enough to get anything off your to-do list. Lastly, take care of yourself. This means eat healthy and get enough exercise so that your feel energized and motivated. Also, take the time to meditate several minutes a day because in the long run, it will benefit your tremendously.