Future Technology Would You Rather questions
Forward-looking choices about assistants, robots, digital memories and convenience that knows slightly too much.
What makes these choices difficult?
future convenience versus autonomy, privacy and human connection. This set is designed for teens and adults, with a hard difficulty level. No option is presented as the correct answer.
- Would you rather create a perfect digital copy of yourself but it comments on every decision, while family is nearby or drive or use public transport normally but spend more time without assistance, while family is nearby?
- Would you rather own a robot that completes every chore but it never explains its reasoning, with no manual override or learn languages at normal speed but spend more time without assistance, with no manual override?
- Would you rather let a digital assistant run your calendar but everyone knows when you use the technology, while friends are nearby or remember every new person naturally but nobody judges your ordinary mistakes, while friends are nearby?
- Would you rather translate every conversation live but it rejects choices it considers inefficient, until a better version exists or manage every calendar detail yourself but nobody judges your ordinary mistakes, until a better version exists?
- Would you rather use glasses that identify everyone instantly but every automated result remains visible, for the first year you own it or remain impossible to copy digitally but nobody judges your ordinary mistakes, for the first year you own it?
- Would you rather travel in a fully driverless car but it publishes a weekly performance review, whenever the system makes a mistake or complete every chore yourself but accept a few harmless imperfections, whenever the system makes a mistake?
- Would you rather receive a prediction before every decision but its records can never be deleted, starting next Monday or let ordinary memories fade but accept a few harmless imperfections, starting next Monday?
- Would you rather store every memory perfectly but people sometimes trust the technology more than you, while family is nearby or drive or use public transport normally but accept a few harmless imperfections, while family is nearby?
- Would you rather create a perfect digital copy of yourself but it never explains its reasoning, with no manual override or learn languages at normal speed but accept a few harmless imperfections, with no manual override?
- Would you rather own a robot that completes every chore but its records can never be deleted, while friends are nearby or remember every new person naturally but ask people directly whenever you need help, while friends are nearby?
- Would you rather let a digital assistant run your calendar but it comments on every decision, until a better version exists or manage every calendar detail yourself but ask people directly whenever you need help, until a better version exists?
- Would you rather translate every conversation live but every automated result remains visible, for the first year you own it or remain impossible to copy digitally but ask people directly whenever you need help, for the first year you own it?
- Would you rather use glasses that identify everyone instantly but everyone knows when you use the technology, whenever the system makes a mistake or complete every chore yourself but every result takes the normal amount of time, whenever the system makes a mistake?
- Would you rather travel in a fully driverless car but it rejects choices it considers inefficient, starting next Monday or let ordinary memories fade but every result takes the normal amount of time, starting next Monday?
- Would you rather receive a prediction before every decision but people sometimes trust the technology more than you, while family is nearby or drive or use public transport normally but every result takes the normal amount of time, while family is nearby?
- Would you rather store every memory perfectly but it publishes a weekly performance review, until your next birthday or make every decision without predictions but every result takes the normal amount of time, until your next birthday?
- Would you rather create a perfect digital copy of yourself but its records can never be deleted, while friends are nearby or remember every new person naturally but complete every boring step yourself, while friends are nearby?
- Would you rather own a robot that completes every chore but people sometimes trust the technology more than you, until a better version exists or manage every calendar detail yourself but complete every boring step yourself, until a better version exists?
- Would you rather let a digital assistant run your calendar but it never explains its reasoning, for the first year you own it or remain impossible to copy digitally but complete every boring step yourself, for the first year you own it?
- Would you rather translate every conversation live but everyone knows when you use the technology, whenever the system makes a mistake or complete every chore yourself but remain imperfectly and recognisably human, whenever the system makes a mistake?
- Would you rather use glasses that identify everyone instantly but it comments on every decision, starting next Monday or let ordinary memories fade but remain imperfectly and recognisably human, starting next Monday?
- Would you rather travel in a fully driverless car but every automated result remains visible, while family is nearby or drive or use public transport normally but remain imperfectly and recognisably human, while family is nearby?
- Would you rather receive a prediction before every decision but it publishes a weekly performance review, until your next birthday or make every decision without predictions but remain imperfectly and recognisably human, until your next birthday?
- Would you rather store every memory perfectly but it rejects choices it considers inefficient, whenever the technology updates or remember every new person naturally but accept uncertainty before every outcome, whenever the technology updates?
How to use this list
Choose an option before reading anybody else's answer. After the reveal, compare the reasoning behind each side rather than treating the majority as correct. Live totals on eligible question pages are first-party WYR HQ votes.