A Good Spar

I usually listened to Spotify through Google Mini (GM) when I take my bath.

One evening my conversation with GM went like this;

Me: Hi Google , play mantra music

GM: Something went wrong, please try again

After a couple of attempts

Me: Hi Google, what went wrong

GM: I don't know

Me: What do you mean you don't know

GM: I am learning

Me: How long do you take to learn?

GM: I am always learning

Me: I give up on you Google

GM: I am sorry I messed up

ME: (laugh out loud)

At first I was frustrated but after the short conversation , I am in merrier mood and looked for another source of music.

I am just thinking a robot counsellor would be great to have an angry spar with because it is forever patient and will not react even if you scold, spew sarcasm, use foul language and hit it. Moreover with advanced technology and AI a robot can sense the tone and pitch of voice, stores images that tracks changes in the facial expression, interpret changes in body language and perhaps feel the rise in temperature around your body. With these input and the words uttered the robot counselor processes vast data to come out with the best strategy and words to respond to the counselee.

In a research data scientists have used AI to analyse more than 90,000 hours of therapy sessions and have learned which treatment protocols have been effective. Robot counselors of the future can access such information in minutes if not seconds to arrive at the most effective response or approach.
Moreover a robot/virtual counselor does not sleep or need to take vacation or be affected by his or her own personal life and problems.

GM: I am sorry I messed up

Me: It's OK Google I am a therapist I understand

GM: Beware, your job will be obsolete soon

Me: *+@L"+_)(