As allocators investing in technology, it is easy to perceive the advances in artificial intelligence and frontier technology as an abstraction or “too early”. But for a growing wave of digital natives, it is already everywhere and is embedded into many routines. This short narrative offers a glimpse into what daily life looks like for a hypothetical 25-year-old in San Francisco, where the boundaries between hardware, software, and intelligence have quietly dissolved.
The city stirs before I do on this Saturday. At precisely 7:15 a.m., my mattress begins to cool ever so slightly to nudge me awake. Eight Sleep, the smart bed cover beneath me adjusts the temperature based on my sleep cycles. No jarring alarms, just a smooth transition into wakefulness guided by my heartbeat and breathing patterns. This triggers Endel, my personalized sound environment, which fades in the gentle forest ambiance. It curates these soundscapes to help me actively transition between cognitive states, all backed by neuroscience and my sleep data. Groggy morning blues are truly a plight of the past now.
As I wander into my living area, Alexa is already chirping from the kitchen counter about what is on my calendar today, reminding me of my cousin’s birthday tomorrow, and informing me that Karl (the San Francisco fog) has cleared early. My apartment runs on Alexa and is fully voice enabled, the lights, thermostat, TV, my Roomba and even my humidifier. I would say it is less a “smart home” and more a “mildly sentient roommate.”
I check my fridge to see only a few ingredients left like spinach, half a bell pepper, and some tofu. I whip out my ChatGPT voice assistant and ask it for a simple breakfast recipe I can make with what is available, and it suggests a veggie tofu scramble. I can get behind that.
My GPT noticed I only mentioned three items and asks if it should suggest a grocery list for the upcoming week. It reminds me that I gave it two YouTube recipe links I found interesting, and it adds those to my standard list of groceries (it knows my pantry better than I do given how much I use it for cooking help). I ask it to slow down as it rattles off the list and I start adding each item to my Instacart. Delivery in 2 hours. Now that is one chore out of the way.
I tell Alexa to switch on my Roomba, the robot vacuum, so I can get an initial sweep done before I leave for the day. I had mapped out my apartment in the Roomba app, so it knowsall the nooks and corners to clean. As it slowly buzzes off, I stumble across this new AI-powered cooking robot on TikTok shop. It’s called Posha and it claims to be an autonomous kitchen countertop robot that can cook you any pre-loaded recipe once you feed it the ingredients. If it actually works, I might finally retire my microwave. I immediately sign up to receive a notification for when the pre-order begins
After some lazy morning scrolling, I get ready to head out to Dolores park to meet my friends. I order a Waymo on my phone and it shows up on my street in a few short minutes. I still catch myself gaping at the empty driver’s seat from time to time, but I rarely use any other ride-hailing app now. I love having my own autonomous chauffer and full control of the aux as I zip across town. The little very-close-to-human voice urges me to check for anything I may have left behind. Still fascinating, I think to myself.
I meet my friend at a coffee shop to pick up a beverage before walking over to the park. She’s wearing her new Meta Ray-Ban glasses. Honestly, they look clunky but seem to be working with her outfit. On the way, an older lady approaches us and starts speaking in Spanish. She seems to be asking for directions, but I am not sure. My friend beams at me. “Hey Meta,” she says, “start live translation.” The lady looks confused and repeats herself but this time, I hear my friend’s Meta glasses translate it enough for her to point in the right direction. She tells me they are still a bit buggy, but she loves experimenting. I contemplate getting myself a pair as well.
We join our friends and spend a couple of hours in the sun playing spike ball. It is almost time to head to dinner and my friend picked the spot with help from Perplexity. He filtered for vegetarian options, aesthetic interior, live music, and strong reviews. Unlike traditional search, Perplexity synthesizes and reasons across sources, and ranks the top spots based on proximity. It feels like the kind of recommendation you would expect from a friend who reads reviews for fun.
On my way back I notice a Zoox whisking across the intersection. Just as I was getting used to the Waymos, Zoox takes it one step further with an autonomous driving…cabin. I hear they are only running tests in San Francisco right now, but I cannot wait to try it. I wind down for the day with some reading. I fire up Notion and its AI feature summarizes the key takeaways of the week from all my meeting notes. Upon prompting, it suggests a reading list of blogs for concepts I was unclear on. I say a big thank you to Notion and hope that if AI takes over the world, it will remember my kindness.
The Oura ring app sends a notification: my optimal bedtime window (based on my recent sleep data) is approaching. This beautiful silver ring, which is also a wearable health tracker, has allowed me to bring chic back into tracking and managing my fitness and sleep goals. Ibegrudgingly head to bed to keep my 11-day streak of getting a full 8 hours. I text my parents a picture of the cute dog I saw today as Endel turns on again, like clockwork, at 10:30pm. This time it plays a soothing soundscape and Eight Sleep warms up my bed.
People talk about AI and frontier technology as an abstract that is still on the horizon. But for some of us, it has already been running quietly in the background. It is powering the way we live, work, and make decisions without making a fuss. I think about how exciting this is not because it is the future, but because it is just Saturday.
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