It’s 2033, actual physical offices are as rare as mummies. Now everyone shows up at work in the Metaverse as their avatars. People of the world collectively understood that they needed to give in, Metaverse had to survive – Zuckerberg just knew too goddamn much about everyone for it to fail.
At HomeTech 3000, a leading tech giant specializing in home appliances, David, an experienced Senior Executive, entered the virtual workspace in his tailored suit avatar, reminiscent of the professionalism of a bygone era.
He spotted Ava, a young prompt engineer working on the latest AI project. Ava’s avatar donned a thermo-regulating fabric, surrounded by immersive holographic screens.
“Hey, Ava,” David said, his voice echoing in the virtual environment. “Mind if I warp into your workspace for a chat?”
Ava removed her headphones and her AI assistant X Æ A-12 GPT, a virtual avatar, disappeared. “Sure thing, David. What’s up?”
David teleported into Ava’s workspace and materialized a holographic chair. “You know, back in my day, we didn’t have these advanced AI assistants or holograms. We had to create presentations using PowerPoint and analyze data with Excel!”
Ava chuckled sarcastically. “Uh, that explains why your generation barely got any work done, and your jaw-dropping tech for years was an electric car.”
David rolled his eyes but continued. “Well, it wasn’t all bad. We had TikTok challenges, reels, Photoshop, and actually sit down and write financial reports. It was hard work, Ava. It was hard work!”
Ava smirked. “That’s… cute. We also used to hunt for food. Guess we’re just the lucky ones.”
David sighed and continued. “The reason I warped my way here was to ask you about the latest product you are working on, the iToast.”
Ava replied, “Oh, yeah. iToast, the AI-powered toaster that knows exactly how you like your toast. We’re using AI to analyze your preferences and make the perfect toast every time.”
David raised an eyebrow. “You know, Ava, when I started my career, we used to have to manually push the lever down and hope for the best.”
Ava grinned. “Well, we’ve come a long way since then, haven’t we? Is it true that back in the days people actually worked in factories, producing stuff? Wasn’t 3D printers invented in the 1980s? What took you guys so long to get to fully automated factories with 3D printers? I just don’t get it.”
David replied, “Yes, yes, that’s not how things used to work, Ava. Today, you think of an idea and you can get to mass production in minutes. We used to drive our own cars, invest in cryptocurrency and NFTs, and watch Elon Musk burst out a spaceship once every six months. Anyway, I’m getting carried away. You know, just because we can produce stuff in a minute doesn’t mean we should. We need to understand the implications of it.”
David continued, “Remember the incident with AI-powered toothbrushes a few years back? They started brushing people’s teeth way too aggressively, leading to a global oral hygiene crisis?”
Ava laughed. “Yeah, that was pretty bad, the Brushgate. I really liked that CEO of ours, though. After that, I hear he just uploaded himself to the cloud and retired his body.”
David replied, “Yeah, we don’t want that, do we? Can you run the 5000,000 simulation scenarios again and get back to me in 5 minutes? Run it through multiple AI agents and make sure we don’t miss anything.”
Alex: ” ….. this is not the 2000s John we’ll get the same result, but sure you are the boss, I guess.”
