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Inspired by: FP7 » Artificial companions exceed in popularity live biological partners

version: 3 / updated: 2010-06-25
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Originally submitted by: Martin Fatun
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Source of inspiration

European Commission Framework Programme for RTD (FP7)

Theme/activity of inspiration

Theme 3 - ICT - Information & communication technologies

Sub-theme/area of inspiration

Cognitive systems, interaction, robotics

Optional reference/s to FP7 project/s

Use the following format: Project Acronym (Project Reference No.). Use commas if more than one project is associated to this Wild Card, for example: ALFA-BIRD (213266), SAFAR (213374), LAPCAT-II (211485)
SERA (231868)

Headline

(max. 9 words)

Artificial companions exceed in popularity live biological partners

Description

(approx. 150 words)
Please describe the Wild Card (approx. 150 words)
After new generation of flaqles artifical companios had been invented, the popularity of living with robotic partner increased rapidly. New robotic companions are helpful, nice, empathetic and obliging day and night and it is possible to switch them off as necessary. In contrast, interpersonal relationship is geting worse and number of new born babies is rapidly falling. It looks like robotic children will be the biggiest crowd-puller in near future.

Keywords

ICT, AI, Artifical Intelligence, artifical companion, social acceptability, natality.

Mini-description

(max. 250 characters)

Popularity of living with robotic partner increased rapidly. New robotic companions are helpful, nice, empathetic and obliging day and night and it is possible to switch them off as necessary.

Likelihood

Closest timeframe for at least 50% likelihood
Please use one of the following options:
now-2050+

Features of life if the wild card manifests

Feature 3: consumers, markets and lifestyles
New market of artifical pets, friends and partners
Feature 5: politics and global affairs
Right to vote for androids
Feature 6: health and quality of life
Fragmetation of society, decreasing bearthrate

Type of event

Unplanned consequence of events/trends/situations (e.g. financial crisis, accidental breakthrough)

Type of emergence

please select (if any) describe related trend or situation
An extreme extension of a trend/development/situation
(e.g. Increased global warming leads to a total ban on fossil fuels)

Type of systems affected

Both

Classification

Undesirable

Importance

please specify:
please select
Level 4: important for the whole world

Latent phase

Obstacles for early indentification

economic filters (business/market interests)

Manifestation phase

Type of manifestation

In a probably enclosed way (e.g. geographically, sectorally)

Aftermath phase

Important implications
Collapse of a system

Key drivers or triggers

Provide up to 2 possible drivers or triggers of HIGH importance. Click on HELP to see examples:
please describe
Driver / Trigger 1 		please describe
Driver / Trigger 2
Social Social exclusion Loose of social values
Technological/Scientific New technologies
Economic Cheap technologies

Potential impacts (risks & opportunities)

Timeframe options
Risks Opportunities
short term
(1 to 5 years after the Wild Card manifests) 		Decreasing birthrate

Potential stakeholders' actions

before
it occurs 		after
it occurs
Policy actors (at the international, European and national levels) Support of families Development of civic society Support of families Development of civic society
Non-for-profit organisations (e.g. NGOs, political parties, social movements, voluntary associations) Support of families Development of civic society

Relevance for Grand Challenges

where? please justify:
particularly relevant Europe world
Ageing and other demographic tensions
Social cohesion and diversity

Relevance for thematic research areas

please justify:
particularly relevant
ICT - Information & communication technologies
Social Sciences and Humanities

 Features of a research-friendly ecology contributing to deal with the wild card

For further information about 'research-friendly strategies' click here

please justify:
particularly relevant
Creating a closer link between researchers & policy-makers
(e.g. supporting both thematic and cross-cutting policies, highlighting the strategic purpose of the European Research Area, etc.