Recently, I was, as usual, creating one of my small fantastic stories to participate in the many and varied contests that exist in Steemit. A very special person, called 
I really didn't have any idea about this type of equipment and I started to investigate a little about them. I found out they are virtual assistants, who have artificial intelligence and which can receive verbal commands in several languages (including Japanese) and fulfill them. So much so, that they can control other smart devices (such as video cameras, alarms, thermostats, etc.). The most impressive thing is that these assistants can be updated or improved through Skills, programs that can be downloaded and give a skill such as entertainment, finance, health, music, lifestyles, etc. This gives infinite possibilities.
This reminded me, and indeed its origin comes from there, to the computers and systems of the Enterprise (Star Trek Next Generation)
Where Gene Roddenberry offers us a more useful insight for these attendees in the very distant future. In which the human being in his search and exploration of new worlds relies on these artificial intelligences to respond to the adversities that are presented to them, trusting them to help solve more complex problems. Unlike the catastrophic view of Terminator, where artificial intelligences decide to exterminate humanity.
Another version that comes to my head is that of the movie Her, where, in the not too distant future, a human being fall in love with his virtual assistant, who evolves and 'learns' to love too.
I imagine that a radio soon can be smarter than us. These skills acquired by these artificial intelligences give the impression that they make them smarter than we are. In fact, just being able to understand Japanese, and 5 other languages, makes it more skillful than many people I know, including myself
But the interesting thing is to use these skills and these assistants and their applications in everyday or "real" life, as I would call it. Two years ago my father died of a disease of cognitive deterioration (we called it Alzheimer, wrongly), a terrible disease that damages the brain and the person becomes a totally different one. It would be interesting that in the not too distant future these virtual assistants help to assist people with this disease, especially now that an increase in diagnosed cases of the disease in people between 40 and 60 years has been determined.
These virtual assistants could support those who take care of these patients, since they must have a lot of patience and must continually answer over and over the same questions: what time is it, what day is it today, what date is it today? Etc.
And the virtual assistants could be replicated in all parts of the house, interconnected to all devices, watching and monitoring the activities and movements of these patients and reminding them who they are, where they are (in addition to what I was mentioning above), controlling their medications and helping them to avoid any accident
I hope to one day see this come true.
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