Artificial Decisions (Science Fiction Short Story)

She stared at the holographic screen of her personal communicator. Her future husband was chosen for her. Not by her parents like in some religious countries in the old days. But by Omega, the artificial intelligence algorithm directing the world. It takes every tiny detail into consideration and makes an advantageous decision for everyone. It is the most advanced system ever developed, even more so than our brains. Moreover, it has already started developing itself further. It obtains data from everywhere and about everyone. We used to call it the Internet of things, now it’s called life. It supervises financial transactions, politics, medical decisions and even lifestyle choices. It never lets you down or alone. People have got quite used to it. By today, even the elderly grew up with it. It prevents diseases as all the sensors feed it with information and it can send out alerts to patients and caregivers in time. People have been living longer lives than a hundred years since the end of the 21st century. It makes the best financial decisions and distribute wealth according to people’s strengths and contributions to the progress of society. It helps educate people in a way kids stay motivated and become functioning adults who can make a normal living. Almost all common procedures from shopping to choosing from the menu at a restaurant based on the person’s genomic and metabolic background is taken care of. It is fair, logical and objective. People are healthy, can a...
Source: The Medical Futurist - Category: Information Technology Authors: Tags: Medical Science Fiction AI artificial intelligence future GC1 Innovation literature scifi technology Source Type: blogs