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What People of 1923 Predicted About 2023

Build For Tomorrow

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Is There a Future in Which AI Can Help Human Hands?

In 1923, the Cincinnati Inquirer wrote: "Electricity can never do the work of the world. Human hands and human brains in coordination always must do that" David Frum says technology could be used to create jobs for people who don't have 10 years of medical school - like nursing or skilled repair. In Japan, which is the world's oldest industrialized country with a lot of immigrants, they are already creating assistive robotics as part of their elder care program.

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