Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Communication

What do you think these advancements in the world of AI will mean for us as digital communicators? How does this change the way we think about communication?

The advancements in the world of AI also relate to advancements within many other aspects of this world and each of our individual lives. AI has the power to assist with technological advances in our hospitals and doctors offices, our personal lives, connecting people all around this world, etc. For us as digital communicators, I feel as though this means drastic change within the workplace. Human jobs will be able to be done by robots and machinery and less people will be employed. This is, in a way, a very tragic thing seeing as the unemployment rate will grow and people will be out of a living and a source of income. On the bright side, we will be able to rely on machinery to do our jobs. Of course, technology can malfunction and it has the potential to cause a lot of trouble. 

I see advancements within AI as both a privilege and a setback. We will be able to relax, lay back and no worry about getting up early for the job that can now be taken care of by robots. BUT, where's our money going to come from? We need jobs. Unless someone comes up with a genius way for us to get an income, there is a major fault in this idea. Some aspects of AI are all around positive, such as holographic imaging, self driving cars, etc. There aren't faults within these that have the potential to ruin a life. 

I think that this can change the way we are completely mesmerized and amazed by AI to us thinking that maybe it's not as perfect as it seems. This changes the way we think about communication because soon there'll be no point in going to see someone, we'll be able to 3D print them or see them in holographic form. This seems VERY unnatural and the thought of society coming to that makes me uneasy.