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 I rarely get off the topic of the cinema, but we're in the beginning of a massive social, cultural, and economic upheaval called AI. We are living in a time that will go down in history as the greatest era in technological progress. It's all happening in real time, and everyone, everywhere, will be impacted.

How people view AI's impact currently

Here are a few upheavals that will impact the human race in a big way.

The moon may be the next industrial frontier.

The moon will be mined. There are vast amounts of gold, platinum, palladium, titanium, silicon, iron, and rare earths, among other ores, abundant on the moon. However, the mining will be accomplished using tele-operated robots and autonomous excavators, boring equipment, and trucks, as the environment is not suitable for humans. 

Once installed, AI would manage the operations, and over time, it will cost less than mining on Earth. The final obstacle being transport of the ores. This will be solved by the utilization of reusable rockets. The big plus, the mining would take place 24/7/365. 

AI-driven robots would provide maintenance and upkeep of the equipment.

When will Drivers' Licenses be Banned?

As I've posted many times, there is no stopping the progress of technology. Everyone's lifestyle is going to be disrupted over the next 3-10 years.

IMO, the need for humans to drive everyday vehicles will be highly restricted. Autonomous cars and trucks will be the norm. Autonomous vehicles are 95% safer; consequently, there would be far fewer accidents, DUIs would be eliminated, and driver's education for teens would no longer be necessary. Insurance rates would drop, and many individuals would opt to have no vehicle ownership. There would be no more auto theft or hijacking, no car chases, and no designated drivers.

It will only be a matter of time before driver's licenses will not be necessary and they will be banned. The safety issue alone will precipitate this change. 

Waymos are prevalent in several cities. Uber just signed a multi-million-dollar contract with Rivian, an EV auto manufacturer, to build a fleet of autonomous cars.

The Misguided Anti-Data Center Movement

There are currently 12 states that have active legislation or moratoriums against data centers: Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, Oklahoma, C. Carolina, Vermont, and Virginia. This rejection of data centers by States may play to their constituents, but it is only detrimental to the banning States themselves.

A data center can be located anywhere. Data travels at the speed of light; therefore, companies can locate their data centers in, for example, Saudi Arabia, which can generate unlimited electrical power. 

Data centers can and, for the most part, will be self-powered.  Using technology such as Bloom Energy, which provides on-site, solid-state fuel cells stacked into energy servers that use natural gas for power generation 24/7/365.

As technology moves forward, there is no stopping it.