Unless you literally live under a rock it’s hard to escape the Valentine’s Day fervor that sweeps the US every February. Given the buzz, being alone on the the big day can obviously be frustrating or even melancholic. For years many have combated these feelings with plenty of alcoholic and self-pit, but what if there were another way?
Well maybe there is…
Martin Ford, author of Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future, is quoted in the following passage:
…Experts believe that soon we could have the ability to meet and interact in virtual reality environments.
For example, on Valentine’s Day, you might be able to have a virtual date in a romantic place hundreds or thousands of miles away from your partner.
Maybe you’ll be able to give the gift of an original work of art, created by an artificial intelligence application.
“Robots and software applications will definitely begin to stand in for other people in [a] specific area,” Ford said. “However, it will be a long time before people will start buying chocolates and flowers for their machines. But 30 or 50 years from now … who knows?”
Source: www.metro.us
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