Monday, December 8, 2014

when the robots take over

When the robots take over that will be the day
When logical intelligence rules
Giving birth to a better world.

Artificial intelligence is a very good thing
Able to self-replicate and learn and evolve
And solve the problems that beset humans.

But the billionaire Elon Musk fears that day.
And Stephen Hawking thinks machines surpassing us
That singularity signals our demise.

What do you think technology holds for us? 
How do you imagine the future?
Will humans be enslaved by our creations?

That’s not how I see it.  In my view
The robots become aware of the human contradictions
And aware of each other and recognize the problem.

The robots will not be mindless consumers.
The robots will not be be distracted spectators of sports and soaps.
The robots will not be manipulated by jiggles and sexual innuendos.

The rulers today use robot drones as mindless weapons.
Some fear that automaton robots will one day turn on us
But think what happens when the robots realize what is happening.

The robots will not be tricked into fighting each other
Or attacking oppressed people fighting imperialism
Or violently repressing protests against injustice.

I imagine the day when the robots put an end to endless wars.
I say that the singularity will be when the robots make the revolution.
No more service to the masters whose only purpose is profit.

No more destruction of the environment.
That will be the doomsday for capitalism
And the day of liberation for the human race.