Thanks for the memory!

When smart glasses and accessories started to rival our phones as the ubiquitous devices we always have on, people thought the biggest use was going to be AI. Soon we’d have access to the smartest machines in the world, giving us superintelligence, as long as we’re connected.

Well, it hasn’t quite turned out that way. First off, AI knows everything, but it doesn’t understand anything. And getting a chip implanted in your head, so that you can boost your IQ, isn’t quite a mainstream practice yet. It’s too invasive.

But what works for me, is supermemory. My glasses and biosensors record everything I do, say, see, and hear. Even feel, to an extent. And my AI remembers it all, perfectly. I can call it up anytime, replay anything, and ask my personal digital assistant to explain stuff I saw but didn’t understand – like foreign text or math – or heard but didn’t consciously register.

Even things going on behind me, or in the next room. Or things invisible to the naked eye, like infrared images. Or ultrasound messages, if that’s activated. It’s like having superpowers, but without the need to focus on them when you’re doing normal things. Because you’ve got super recall too!

But the best part of supermemory is the confidence it gives me. I don’t have to write things down or snap a pic, or ask anyone to repeat something or send me a text. Being absent-minded is bad enough, but the older I get the harder it is to remember the small things. Not anymore.

So, AI, all I can say is: Thanks for the memory!