Faster than anyone predicted, we're starting to offload more and more cognitive work to these machines. Soon enough, the machines will be talking to each other,

Faster than anyone predicted, we're starting to offload more and more cognitive work to these machines. Soon enough, the machines will be talking to each other, even negotiating with each other, and bringing human beings in the loop only when necessary, e.g., to make "important decisions." We sure live in interesting times.