I agree partly with what you've said - it will be great improvement, a revolution even. But it's not just about technological improvement. We're talking about the creation of AI. Yes, I know it's a question done to death by movies, books and stuff but never before in history we had such thing - to create something similar to ourselves capable of thinking that will eventually surpass us, as it was noted in one of the articles. It just sounds frightening. Also the problem with the people - during the Industrial revolution the machines were used in the manufacture, the mechanical loop-work and that's Ok, but in one of the articles it was noted that the robots at some point will be able to do almost everything, better than the humans and quicker - so that does not leave a lot of possibilities for the humans. It would (eventually) lead to some post-society with no purpose, at least for the masses.
What purpose do you have now? What is the purpose of human existence? I don't think these will change, unless you assume that work is a purpose of our existence.
I'm seeing what's going on even right now in the West - lots of people living on social insurances, living pointless lives mostly on the internet, also some other people who would have different gender every day.
Most people don't work for many in any society on earth. Most kids in the west don't work for money till age of 20, sometimes 30. People retire after 60. Most people don't work for half their lives, and many like housewifes, crippled, disadvantaged, lazy, and others don't work either. Not working professionally is not evenement in our societies, it is more like a norm.
I'm seeing certain kind of, uhm, spiritual death in the western people these days, missing sense of purpose, detachment and alienation. I know it's a big generalization.
You want to say that in Germany or US there is less work than in Bulgaria?
The way of life in the West is different what you are used to in Bulgaria, but it doesn't mean it is worse or bad. It might be something new, and something you are not familiar with, or even people in the west are opposed fast changes, and that's why it might be something scary. This is more of a function of human mind psyche when exposed to novelty. New things or situations, do feel right and can seem scary.
My point is that this kind of future will drive these processes even further as the people would plunge into some post-life where the robots would do everything. There's a similar situation right now, it's just the immigrants from Asia or Eastern Europe who are doing the dirty work in the West, instead of robots.
Dirty and unwanted, yes, but it doesn't mean that the rest of society doesn't work. You wouldn't have unemployment below 10%, or in some cases below 5%, if it was the case. Besides, it doesn't matter who works and who doesn't today. Even though there might not be work for money in the future, people can still work and fill days with activities, as much as they want. I'm busy all the time, even when I don't work.
It's just thoughts, don't get me wrong, I'm not an enemy of the progress. It's just that the progress and the changes always lead to some hypothetical problems.
Surely there will be problems, social problems too. I believe, one of new and long remaining occupation for people will be a "life coach". Who will teach you how to live, organize your day, be happy, teach new skills, play games, socialize, fill your life with purpose, etc.
I think, in the future people will study till age of 40, just because there will be more and more knowledge to learn. They will be doing a lot of sports and social games, to be fit, healthy and socially active. They will work around their homes, decorating, gardening, doing variety of arts and play instruments. People will travel around the world, hike, bike and swim or even go to space station. They will be meeting friends for dinners, lunches and activities. People loving children will afford to have many, and solitary people will have none. Robots will be somewhere in the background doing all the hard work.
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