The technology around us is able to record, process speech, images and movement. Never mind eavesdrop on our juiciest secrets. As robots become increasingly connected to the internet, and able to respond to natural language, you need to be especially vigilant about figuring out who or what you’re talking to.
So what’s the safest way to welcome these bots into our homes, public spaces, and social lives? Its clear that over the next few decades there are going to be big leaps in robots, and will have major repercussions on our society. The impact of robots on people’s everyday lives is set to increase.
We won’t have to wait long for this, either. Personal robots like Jibo, which is being labeled the first social robot for the home, Jibo programmed specifically for home life. It’s designed to learn, remember and interact socially with each member of the family and recognize and react to their social cues. It will snap pictures of the family when you want it to, and even tell the children bedtime stories! Robots and automated systems are getting faster, better, and cheaper by the day. A study of US jobs has found that 47% are threatened by automation in the next 20 years. What will we do all day if we don’t have any duties or responsibilities to do, if these robots take over?