I was fortunate to have spent quite a few years working with data and robotics. I didn’t really choose the field, it chose me. One of the highlights of my career was going through a McDonald’s drive thru with 3 of our BiBlI robots strapped in the backseat. When I got to the window I asked them if they wanted anything which caused the McDonald’s staff to laugh.
I didn’t realize at the time that I was learning a valuable skill – how to talk to robots.
Not for real as in how to take their burger order – although voice is a facinating aspect of machine learning and robotics – but more how to interface.
Robots need data and they still need our help to set context and guide them. We’ve seen that recently with the sudden explosion of ChatGPT powered A.I. startups and ‘experts’ who simply have interfaced well with the underlying Artificial Intelligence.
A.I. headlines this morning (January 24, 2024) talk about tech companies laying off staff. This is just the beginning! If your role is only pushing buttons, pulling levers, compiling data – or even writing code or blog posts like this – you need to upskill quickly.
From January 2024 to January 2025 the acceleration of A.I. in our society will explode. Most of it will be good, but newfound efficiencies in business and production of any kind are coming. Get ready!
The Great A.I. Explosion of 2024
