Futurelawyer

If You Grew Up In The Fifties.

Uh, even this graphic is a little outdated. I wear a device on my wrist that has access to all of the cumulative knowledge of mankind, I talk to it, get voice answers, use it to measure my blood oxygen levels, and conduct medical grade ECGs. 

Being The FutureLawyer Is A Tough Job.

It is difficult to be me. Telling the world about the latest evil technology that will take over law practice, and make lawyers obsolete, is not my idea of a good time. And, the fact that my tech futurist bones are telling me that, in the future, Terminator Robots will be roaming the countryside, blowing humans away, is frightening. But, doom and gloom sells, so technologists keep touting the next advance as a necessary progression for the human race and lawyers, specifically. The only problem here is that the natural progression of technology heads to a robot controlled world conclusion. But, don't cry for me, fellow lawyers and citizens. I have a plan to download my consciousness into a robot with an indestructible exoskeleton, and to live forever.

Why There Will Never Be Lawyers Who Are AI Enhanced Robots.

Maybe Robotic Lawyers With AI Engines Aren't A Bad Idea, After All?

I have written before about my doubts that robotic lawyers will replace lawyers in the future. Person to person contact is important to many attorney-client relationships. Many legal problems have an emotional and human component that can't be duplicated in a robot. Yet. However, I have great confidence that AI will enhance human lawyers' ability to practice law. This is already happening, as search engines, data analysis, and prediction engines are already being used by lawyers. But, what if robots become indistinguishable from humans? What if a human looking robot had the knowledge of every legal principle and every previous case in history? What if these future robots could do our jobs for us? What if the Terminator isn't the only possible future of advanced robotics? Sometimes, I am sad to reach the twilight of a long life. I would like to see if that is a possible future.

I, For Me And Mine, Welcome Our New AI Robot Overlords.

(H/T Gyi Tsakalakis) The future of robotics is bright. Combining realistic looking robots with AI technology will spawn a new breed of artificial human. We older humans won't live to see it; but, it is coming, young people. Are you ready?

 

Chess Club - The Game Of Kings In Virtual Space.

Chess For Oculus Quest 2. The very first video game I ever purchased, and for which I drove 50 miles to a store in Tampa, was an early Chess game cassette for the Atari 2600 game machine in the Eighties. I have played Chess all of my life, an addiction begun by my grandfather, and was really interested in how a computer game would allow me to play an imaginary person. I was influenced early on by the Chess playing automatons in literature, and Paul Morphy in particular. My addiction has come full circle now, with the introduction of Chess Club for the Oculus Quest 2, a $15 virtual reality simulation, in which you can reach out and grab the pieces and place them on the board, against a computer opponent, with your choice of classical music in the background. I don't have the time to use my VR glasses a lot; but, I suspect that Chess Club will become one of my favorite pastimes. It is easy to get lost in a game of chess, and the immersive nature of VR will enhance the experience. If you are a chess fanatic, this one game is worth spending $400 on a Quest 2. Movies on a big screen are another. Reality takes a back seat when you put this marvelous technology on your head.

Robots R Us.

The New I Robot. Michael Wade has an interesting take on the advance of robot technology. It ties in to my post about the new virtual reality technology that involves the use of wearable gloves and headgear to imitate the real world. In fact, we need not fear the coming age of super robots that will be stronger, faster and smarter than we are. We need to fear the humans who control them, and the humans who, with enhanced tech, become them. Enhanced humans are going to be dangerous. We will first use them in wars. After that, bad people will use them to do bad things to innocents. Sometime, I am glad that I am old.

Zoom Is Here To Stay - Use Krisp To Make Your Voice The Highlight.

We are all using Zoom all the time. We are doing Motion hearings, consulting with clients and others, and attending Bar Committee meetings online. But, since many of us are working at home, the ambient sounds of our environment can creep in to our audio feed, and create distractions. Nobody wants to hear your dog, or your kids, or the doorbell at your house. Solution? Krisp, and AI program that purports to remove background noise. Hopefully, if it works, everyone will use it. 

 

I Don't Think We Have To Worry About The Terminator Anytime Soon.

Not The Terminator.

We Have Seen The AI Robot Overlords, And They Are Us.

Elon Musk Thinks We Are In A Computer Simulation. Are we all living in the Matrix? Are we AI robots living in a computer simulation created and controlled by aliens or some superior species? Or, are we being controlled by future versions of our own species? Elon Musk thinks it is almost a certainty. Rapid advances in technology over the past few years create the possibility that, someday, we will be unable to distinguish between virtual reality and what we call reality now. Consider that it isn't really any less rational to believe in a Matrix type simulation than it is to believe in an unseen Supreme Being we call God. The commonality between both beliefs is what we call Faith. So, if we are robots, and God is an alien, what happens when we die? Perhaps our consciousness is loaded into another robot. But, if that were the case, wouldn't there be a lot of us running around with memories of past lives? Oh, wait, there are some people who say they are. While I love the concept of robots with human consciousness, I have enough trouble getting through the day already. Now, get back in the Matrix, and let me get to it.