I'm afraid of future technology and can't think of anything else.

If I read it and give my honest impression, I think what you said is true, but I don't really sympathize with it. That's because it feels like your thoughts aren't accompanied by action. Practice is important.
It's important whether you can actually make it even if you have a manual, and whether you can actually walk even if you have a map.
Even if you make an appeal using only a manual or map, you won't get the sympathy of many people.

The era of future technology as you mentioned is probably not yet here. But I'm afraid of that, and even now it's invaded by future technology, so what do they do? It's not people who think it's good, and isn't your mind losing to future technology more than anyone else?

Please go on a real trip. Please draw a picture with a brush.

If you're a painter, I'd choose the pictures you draw rather than the ones drawn by robots with the exact same touch, color, and design as you.
But I don't know if the robot picture is 1,000 yen and yours is 100,000 yen. “What kind of person you are” is probably the criterion for deciding whether or not to buy your paintings. That is what “empathy” means.

“Don't look at someone else's fault. Don't look at what others did and didn't do. Just look at what you did and didn't do.”

These are Buddha's words. It's about what you're doing and what you're not doing.
If you accumulate the “real thing” of the present, the future will change. If you're living in a future that hasn't even come yet, you won't be able to get out of that trouble.

There are also people who are desperately researching future technology for a better society. There are also people who are opposed to such things and stick to a lifestyle of self-sufficiency.

What do you want to do in reality right now and here?

In order for diversity where every idea is respected and intermingled is recognized, isn't it important for people with different ideas to practice?

“I have no choice but to cherish the present”

It's exactly what you said.

Who is currently in a way of eliminating others and even oneself, saying “unnecessary, bothersome”? That's the story.

Nice to meet you, Mr. Oshika. I read your question.

Mr. Oshika was terribly frightened by stories about AI, VR, AR, Android, etc. called future technology, and felt bleak, and couldn't get his hands on anything else. It's scary because it seems like humans are increasingly avoiding contact with people and trying to get only the comfort part of communication.

Virtual is virtual after all.
If you look at Mr. Oshika from the text, he's drawing pictures, isn't he? There are many works in the past that are said to be masterpieces. The Mona Lisa and The Last Supper will be masterpiece paintings. The painting, which is regarded as a masterpiece, has given rise to many imitations. However, they are all counterfeit. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't beat the original. Copies are copies, even if you have the latest technology.

In the future, AI, VR, AR, Android, etc. which are said to be future technologies will only be counterfeit works no matter how hard they try. Humans can tell the difference between a realistically made original and a counterfeit.
Kukai said, “To know the difference between a jewel and a stone, you have to observe carefully. Don't feel like you've understood it easily. You have to look closely over and over again,” he explained.

I'm praying that Mr. Oshika will be able to develop an eye for discerning authenticity.

It has been said that machines will take human jobs since the days of Chaplin's black-and-white films. But ironically, the work environment has become increasingly black. That's a historical fact. If leisure time were to increase in the future, it would not be a benefit of mechanization, but rather a success in complying with laws.

Well, whatever, that's fine. That's not the root of your anxiety.

If they are competent, they are needed, and they have value.
Incompetence is unnecessary and has no value.
This is fundamentally wrong. This is the unconscious root of your anxiety.

Constantly comparing yourself to others, looking for flaws, and finding value in terms of superiority or inferiority... if you make that a habit of mind, you won't be happy forever. This is because even if you temporarily catch up with the standard value and feel happy, the standard value is raised by making further comparisons and searching for shortcomings. And just as Achilles of Shunzu continues to be separated forever by a sluggish turtle, searching for faults won't satisfy your heart forever. Even if it were to become number one in the world, I'm just afraid of falling from there this time.

That's why the Buddha told us not to take that kind of attitude. Don't be competent. don't become incompetent. However, stay away from the thing called ability... don't think about the value of existence...

Do you want to draw with a brush? it's good to draw. Isn't it fun to draw? That fun is reality. There are as many people in the world who are better at painting than you. But does that make the picture less interesting? I have to do something like that. If that wasn't interesting, I was just happy to be praised, and that probably didn't mean I liked the picture. Even if advanced technology develops in the future, that will not change.

It doesn't end that fun with fun, and it overwrites unnecessary thoughts, so people don't think about it. The Heart Sutra refers to that superfluous thought as a “dream.” The person I am painting is real. Fun is also a reality. However, going one step further from there to compare and question the value of existence is not reality; it is a product of thinking with your head. It's a dream and it's virtual.

Well, advanced technology isn't making you uneasy; people make you uneasy... be aware of that.
Also, make a habit of praising others, including advanced technology. In other words, it reduces the proportion of people who choose carefully, and increases the proportion of hearts that are tolerant of others. If you do that, you will eventually be able to be tolerant of yourself.

Artificial brains can also be made around humans.
To put it simply, people who have come to use fire have come to use fire.
But what's important is how you use it. If it is used in a way that has lost its humanity, it will be used in a way that threatens people and lives with arson, burning, pyrometers, and flamethrowers. It's the same whether the fire referred to here is a gun, a knife, a nuclear weapon, or future technology.
That's why Buddhism exists.
Humans are less humane creatures than demons.
Therefore, I think it is the mission of all people, not just Buddhists, to enhance the humanity of each and every human being who handles weapons and technology that enable global destruction.
The reason people exist in this world is that they exist to lead the people they meet to a higher level of humanity.
By all means, let's take this opportunity to enhance our humanity, improve with people we have relationships with, and work hard so that we can live a brilliant life together.
By doing so, future technology will also be used brilliantly.

Shika-sama

This is Kawaguchi Hidetoshi. This is my humble answer to the question.

If people from 2,500 years ago when Buddha was in existence look at modern civilized society, I think they might be astonished and terrified like a fawn.

However, since the time of Buddha, civilization has evolved, and even though the world has been conveniently enriched in various ways, there are things that have not changed.

what is that? It's human hesitation and suffering. No matter how convenient and rich the world is, our suffering (eight suffering) is the same...

And it won't change much from now on, no matter how much it develops with AI, VR, AR...

Civilization will also need to evolve, but more than that, it is more important than anything else to tackle mental issues (affliction/ignorance, fundamental ignorance) for true peace of mind and true happiness.

The Buddha explained the teachings for dealing with that mental problem.

I would be grateful if you could take this opportunity to become even more interested in Buddhism and continue your studies.

Kawaguchi Hidetoshi Gassho