In a world now fully automated, one man stands utterly alone.
Beginning with a simple lever, progressing to the wheel, through the age of enlightenment, the industrial revolution, the digital age and the advent of artificial intelligence, each improvement in the human condition has reduced the demand for human labor.
Now only one machine requires a human to keep it working and that machine is scheduled to be replaced.
I hope this goads someones Muse.
Gary
I've been putting together ideas for a slightly similar story.
A thousand years in the future nearly everything is run by AI or otherwise automated. 96 percent of people don't have traditional jobs. The rest live on welfare or work in entertainment - actors, artists, massage therapists, friends for hire, escorts, or blatant prostitutes.
What would society be like when 3 of the most popular jobs are 'stripper', 'call girl', and 'gigolo'?
I imagine a family led by a middle-class prostitute. She supports her unemployed husband, his unemployed brother and sister, and their many children. Hubby isn't allowed to complain when wife sleeps with his siblings, since she pays for everything.
Story starts with a barely old enough niece joining her on 'Take your kid to work' day.
Any suggestions or ideas for improvements?
Any suggestions or ideas for improvements?
Unfortunately, I'm like the inner city kid visiting the farmers market. I consume and like what you produce while being ignorant of how it's grown.
Thanks for asking though.
Gary
A thousand years in the future nearly everything is run by AI
A thousand years? More like one hundred, the way things are going.