I think the problems will arise long before any genes are messed with. AI threatens to create dependencies, like my cell phone has. It remembers every number that's called me. I used to memorize or write down phone numbers, now sometimes I can't remember my own. I had the cell for better than 20 years before I memorized its number...mainly because I never gave it out to anybody.
That's right - I used to easy carry 200 numbers in my head... Now I can't even remember my own cell number - same as you. I don't do math in my head anymore - too easy to let Giggles do it.
Especially since I went SmartPhone, sometime last year. It is really a little frightening how quickly little Miss Googlepants took over my secretarial duties. Heck, for a while there, I had my Near-missus tellin Miss Googlepants how my calendar needed added to - Just like a real secretary, she handles it all.
Miss Googlepants... I call her Giggles... Say 'Hey Giggles" it works.
Just last night I asked Giggles to remind me to lock the dang gate. When the HECK have I ever needed a reminder to lock a gate? I am a cowboy... Gates are EVERYTHING, dang it.
And what's really a bother: When lil' Giggles reminded me... I THANKED her. and what's even worse than that... I intrinsically just called IT 'her'
I still get calls on it asking me if I want to extend my auto's warranty. When I'm sporting, I ask them if they can extend my car's 10-year warranty on my HEV battery for the hybrid drive. {click!}
Hehe... yeah... I tell em sure... and then tell em it's a 78 chevy 1/2 T 4x.... [click]