Or that Schmidt and Sergey will serve as our confidant and counselor respectively. Thankfully, they do no evil!
Think of HAL from 2001: A Space Odyssey as he comes to discover that being human, you're too stupid and fickle for your own good, thereby bumping you out of future decision-making loops with pre-programmed directives. *Mission accomplished.*
Then again... how much worse could it be than ceaseless amount of propaganda and BS we're bombarded with at every turn as it is? They're all in a frenzied competition for our brains and souls -- tethered to our pockets of course.
Isnt the action of writing an algorithm for serendipity itself oxymoronic?
Yes, and likely impossible to achieve on any pragmatic, working level due to the element of randomness and accidental good fortune required.
Oh wait a minute! That no doubt will equate to what you get when you click the Google [I'm Feeling Lucky] portal button! There's your answer.
