The gist of most optimistic future visions (more than 1-2 years out) is massively increased wealth. For example that's the root of why Star Trek TNG is optimistic, so it's useful to ponder what it means in practice.
One of the biggest ways wealth gets deployed today is on old age and healthcare. We live longer but the retirement age doesn't move, and pension deficits build up. With radical productivity improvements from better AI and medical treatments we can outrun this and even consider lowering the retirement age. In the distant future we could consider an optional retirement age of 40, although "retirement" in such a world would obviously be blurry concept. It would be more like the point at which you get a lot more freedom in what you choose to do rather than the end-point of work.
Another way wealth was deployed in the 20th century was driving down the cost of air travel, but there's plenty more that can be done there. With more automation (pilots, aircrew, ATC) we can radically increase the number of flights taking place, flooding the market with supply. In the future we'll all fly business class whenever and wherever we like, and it'll cost nearly nothing.
One of the most profound ways generative AI will impact us is through entertainment. In the same way web video like YouTube made content creation available to the masses, creating vast wealth in the process, generative AI combined with technologies like Unreal 5+ will let people tell sophisticated stories in 3D using AI generated assets. Stories that the big studios and TV firms would never sign off on will get told, and we'll be able to spend far more of our time enjoying, creating and earning money from novel entertainment.
Finding true love is tough, and many never quite manage it. Dating could be revolutionized by AI. Chat to your lovable assistant and it'll get to know what you're like and what kind of person would like you. The human-like nature of its skills will prompt you to reflect upon your own wishes, and NNs trained on huge databases of successful matches will help you search for your soul mate. There'll be more happy families, fewer divorces and more quality time spent with people who are just right for you.
These are just a few random ideas, not very good ones based on only a few minutes of extrapolation. You can probably do better.
One of the biggest ways wealth gets deployed today is on old age and healthcare. We live longer but the retirement age doesn't move, and pension deficits build up. With radical productivity improvements from better AI and medical treatments we can outrun this and even consider lowering the retirement age. In the distant future we could consider an optional retirement age of 40, although "retirement" in such a world would obviously be blurry concept. It would be more like the point at which you get a lot more freedom in what you choose to do rather than the end-point of work.
Another way wealth was deployed in the 20th century was driving down the cost of air travel, but there's plenty more that can be done there. With more automation (pilots, aircrew, ATC) we can radically increase the number of flights taking place, flooding the market with supply. In the future we'll all fly business class whenever and wherever we like, and it'll cost nearly nothing.
One of the most profound ways generative AI will impact us is through entertainment. In the same way web video like YouTube made content creation available to the masses, creating vast wealth in the process, generative AI combined with technologies like Unreal 5+ will let people tell sophisticated stories in 3D using AI generated assets. Stories that the big studios and TV firms would never sign off on will get told, and we'll be able to spend far more of our time enjoying, creating and earning money from novel entertainment.
Finding true love is tough, and many never quite manage it. Dating could be revolutionized by AI. Chat to your lovable assistant and it'll get to know what you're like and what kind of person would like you. The human-like nature of its skills will prompt you to reflect upon your own wishes, and NNs trained on huge databases of successful matches will help you search for your soul mate. There'll be more happy families, fewer divorces and more quality time spent with people who are just right for you.
These are just a few random ideas, not very good ones based on only a few minutes of extrapolation. You can probably do better.