The Coming Human/Machine Symbiosis, Effects on Society, and Business Planning

Abstract

Although the future of society is hazy, a workable vision of the future can be developed from existing computer modeling of key parameters like population and sea level. This vision is referred to in this chapter as the driven future. The future of humans and artificial intelligence (AI) is then reconsidered from within the context of this driven future. Specific examples of how AIs might be utilized to address real human problems in this future are developed. The modifications to the way humans and AIs interact to facilitate addressing major problems is then discussed, including the human/machine symbiosis and the application of corporate persons directly to AIs.