Whether artificial intelligence will lead to greater affordability and improved living standards is on everyone's mind. It's a question even the most sophisticated AI systems are grappling with.

I posed this very question to several leading AI models, asking them to predict the impact of AI on key aspects of daily life – food, medicine, energy, and water – and to estimate the timeline for these changes. Their responses, while insightful, paint a complex picture, raising as many questions as they answer.

Here's what they had to say:

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Table #01. Claude AI

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Table #02. Copilot Microsoft

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Table #03. Gemini Google

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Table #04. Perplexity AI 

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Table #05. ChatGPT 

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Table #06. deepseek

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These AI predictions offer a glimpse into a potential future shaped by algorithms and automation. Some paint a picture of increased efficiency and lower costs, while others suggest a more gradual and nuanced shift.

• But do these calculated projections reflect the reality we should expect?
• Will the benefits of AI be distributed evenly, or will they exacerbate existing inequalities?
• Will the promised price reductions translate into improved living standards for the average person?

Consider this:

• If AI-driven automation leads to widespread job displacement, will the potential savings in food or energy prices even matter?
• If access to life-saving AI-powered medical treatments is limited to the wealthy, will healthcare truly be "democratized"?
• If the environmental benefits of AI are primarily reaped by developed nations, will developing countries be left behind?
• Is this the future we envisioned?
• Are we prepared for the societal shifts that widespread AI adoption will inevitably bring?
• Or are we sleepwalking into a future where the promise of abundance is only available to a select few?

The answers, perhaps, lie not just in the algorithms themselves, but in the choices we make today.

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