The Future, As Imagined By Google

The Future, As Imagined By Google, Sounds Blissfully Lazy
In this Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011 research assistant Miao Wang, left, and project manager Tinosh Ganjineh, right, of the Autonomos Labs are pictured inside a car in Berlin, Germany. The car is driven by a computer that steers, starts and stops itself. A 360 degrees laser scanner on top of the car, a GPS system and other sensors monitor the surrounding traffic. A driver sits for security reasons only behind the steering wheel. The Autonomos team is part of the Artificial Intelligence Group of the Free University Berlin. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
In this Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011 research assistant Miao Wang, left, and project manager Tinosh Ganjineh, right, of the Autonomos Labs are pictured inside a car in Berlin, Germany. The car is driven by a computer that steers, starts and stops itself. A 360 degrees laser scanner on top of the car, a GPS system and other sensors monitor the surrounding traffic. A driver sits for security reasons only behind the steering wheel. The Autonomos team is part of the Artificial Intelligence Group of the Free University Berlin. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

In Eric E. Schmidt's future, his life will be a lot easier.

His bed will wake him up when he cycles out of R.E.M. sleep. A driverless car will take him to work. Returning phone calls, scheduling events and other routine tasks will be taken care of by devices using artificial intelligence. A micro-robot he swallows will monitor his insides and alert his doctor if something is wrong. At night, a robot will go to parties in his place.

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