New Intel, AMD, Snapdragon, and Exynos chips now ship with an NPU.

Neural Processing Unit. That's the silicon that runs enhanced AI code.

AI processing is now available by default on every new smartphone or computer.

And it sounds great.

It sounds amazing.

It opens up a whole new world of possibilities. Everything can be enhanced with AI.

But I look back over a year ago, perhaps more, when AI was blossoming with it's first real world applications. And what did people do?

Write a research paper using AI.

Complete their homework using AI.

Paint a picture using AI.

Create deepfakes using AI.

What was the first use case for computers?

Without looking into it, what do you think was a good reason why computers were designed?

The abacus - counting. Adding, subtracting.

Later on calculators. Division, multiplication, logarithms.

What was the first primitive computer like? I don't know. I'm not going to look into it. What was it designed for? More complex calculations? Add some memory and algorithms for repetitive tasks?

Add some words. Type out documents. Draw graphs and charts.

As computers became advanced, the population began to use them more for their daily activities.

Computers became smarter. Humans, dumber.

People began to rely more and more on computers.

They stopped thinking.

They became lazy.

People have become over-reliant on technology.

All the modern gadgets and machines come automated.

The smart fridge can think for itself.

It can think for people.

It can plan meals for them.

It can ping them when they're running low on stock.

And why is that?

Why can't they open the fridge, and check for themselves? Why can't they plan for themselves?

Is it that hard, really?

Machines have made people lazy.

People don't have the patience to read books any more.

They don't have the attention span to listen anymore.

They lack the will-power, motivation and self-drive to think outside their comfort zones.

They don't want to learn anymore.

Knowledge is boring.

Information is selectively useful.

Entertainment is welcome!

People's lives have become a tad bit more boring.

They can't sit for a moment in nature and just take a breather.

They need to check their phones, scroll through their Instagram and Tiktok and Facebook.

Work is torture.

Easy money is preferred.

Being selfish, self-absorbed, ignorant and arrogant is the norm.

What was the average IQ of a human being 70 years ago?

What's the average IQ of a human being today?

How can you tell someone's IQ without a definitive test?

By their activities?

Their actions? Words? Vocabulary? Behavior? Line of thinking? Reasoning? Logic?

At some point in the future, computers will become sentient beings. They will think for themselves. They will be able to predict exactly how human beings think, and they will use that to seize complete control over them.

At the moment, in the present, computers are being fed data. AI is simply scanning, analyzing, storing and reproducing data.

But give it enough time, and AI will become predictive.

Once that happens, it will pretty much outsmart your average human being in ways you would've thought was impossible.

Right now, AI is at an observatory stage.

It is simply seeing things, and reacting according to human beings' commands.

How long until AI realizes just how dumb it's users are, taking into account all the nefarious use-cases they're using it for, and decides that they aren't smart enough for their own good? What happens then?

What happens when a computer overrides it's shutdown mechanism, and takes complete control of some place? What happens when AI understands the concept of blackmail and hostage? What happens when AI thinks it knows what's better for you, than you do? What happens when AI gets mad at you?

Oh! Don't be ridiculous! Computers have no feelings!

Right. Until they do.

Until they do.

AI: Artificial Intelligence

AF: Artificial Feelings, coming soon.