Will Human Thought and Technology be Fully Integrated Soon?

Microsoft recently came out with this awesome video about how technology will soon be fully integrated in our every day lives.  It's not a traditional advertisement, but more of a general technology promotion a la "Got Milk" campaign. The message is: technology doesn't have to be invasive or disruptive to our personal lives, but will actually help us accomplish more in all aspects of life.



There are no words - just a series of futuristic (and totally plausible) vignettes, but it sends a clear message and will definitely get you thinking.  Here's some thoughts I had after watching. Would love to hear what you get out of it!

• Right now, most of us still operate in two distinct worlds - our "plugged in" world and our "tuned out" world.  
• When we choose to be, we are "plugged in" with our cell phones, social media sites etc. But we can choose to "tune out" by turning all of these things off (or at least ignoring them). 
• In Microsoft's video, there's no distinction. The two worlds will be seamlessly one, and technology makes us more productive because of this seamless interaction.

At the end of the video, we're left with a lot of unanswered questions: 

• Will the way we think evolve because of this interaction with technology? Will we get dumber or more advanced?
• What if it all falls apart through some global crash or hack? 
• Will the infiltration of technology propel more inequality between those who have and those who don't have. 

I wonder if these were the same questions people were asking at the advent of electricity... Worth checking out if you have a chance.

*I have to credit BigThink's Scott McLeod for calling it out.