The future humans in the movie Wall E have degenerated bodies/feet, feed on sugary solution and stare at screens all day. 
Not a very appealing picture I am afraid. 
Anna

Anna Rose
Space Syntax

> On 26 Mar 2017, at 23:11, Nick Dalton <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> David,
> Weirdly I tried to get some were with the concept of Apps which help human augment our memories - for example by having a VR or Phone based memory house which would remember for your self with machine reinforced mnemonics. I haven’t got much traction yet with that.
> 
> BTW Alan I’ve also done a design fiction on Wattpad called Gravity where robots don’t take over but people just become redundant. Good if you like future Jeeves and Wooster.
> 
> Sheep
> 
>> On 26 Mar 2017, at 22:17, Penn, Alan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> Brains in a bottle or perhaps the AI’s will take over completely and humans will be redundant or just slaves  - I am enjoying Sheep’s book on the subject on Wattpad …
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>> Alan
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>>> On 26 Mar 2017, at 21:45, David Seamon <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>>> All,
>>> 
>>> Does it really take brain scans to figure out that, if we don't actively involve ourselves in a situation, then competence in relation to that situation withers? American schools no longer teach the multiplication tables, we no longer need to remember phone numbers or addresses. The trouble comes when the digital machinery "goes down" and suddenly one is lost or doesn't know a crucial number he/she needs to call or a place he/she needs to get to.
>>> 
>>> This is the state of the world today and, other than some earth-shaking, dystopian collapse, it will continue. But one assumes that, if one doesn't require cerebral facilities that in the past were essential, then they will erode and disappear.
>>> 
>>> Oddly, the more convenience technology adds to life, the less life remains real. What to do I don't know! Once virtual reality is upon us, god knows what we will become. Brains in a jar?
>>> 
>>> Sorry not to continue the original email thread. Reem just let me know my message didn't go through. Reem, thanks yet again! And now you tell me the forwarding button doesn't work either! Okay, I'll do new messages from now on.
>>> 
>>> David Seamon
>> 
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