“We can rebuild him. We have the technology. We can make him better than he was. Better… stronger… faster.” —TV’s “The Six Million Dollar Man”
If you haven’t been paying attention to the chatbot AI revolution, then shame on you. Without even an iota of hyperbole, it’s the most significant – as well as the coolest – technological advancement since the invention of the World Wide Web in 1989. Don’t dismiss it as “spellcheck on steroids” or a cheap, inconsequential, word-generating party trick; this is huge. It’ll go down in history as one of humanity’s most consequential inventions.
Just a few hundred years ago, the Industrial Revolution began. Machines of increased complexity, coupled with advances in human logistics (including the assembly line) empowered us to build our modern world from the bottom up. And within just a few lifetimes, we went from mules and plowshares to Lamborghinis and high-rises. By every conceivable metric, the Industrial Revolution altered the course of our civilization. It was the biggest agent of societal change since the discovery of agriculture 10,000 years ago… until now.
Because, with the chatbot revolution, we’re at the cusp of a new age – an Intellectual Revolution – where intellect itself is mass-produced, mass-utilized, and instantly accessible to anyone with an Internet connection. We’re not that far away from an app on your phone being your doctor, your lawyer, your accountant, your marketing director, your receptionist, your personal trainer, your therapist, your career planner, your dietician, and your tutor. […]
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