The room wakes up before its occupant does. Light does not burst through a window, but slowly blossoms from the walls — a warm, golden hue, mimicking the gentlest morning sun. No alarm rings. Instead, a serene voice hums to life, more like a thought than a sound.
“Good morning. Sleep efficiency: 92%. Heart rate: optimal. Mood levels: balanced.”
The bed shifts, contouring upward with hydraulic ease, guiding the body into a seated position. A panel on the wall ripples like water and forms into a mirror — one that not only reflects but analyses. Data overlays the glass: hydration levels, facial stress indicators, micro-expression summaries — all monitored in real time.
Across the room, the wardrobe lights up. No time is spent choosing what to wear; a tailored outfit, temperature-appropriate and schedule-optimized, glides out on invisible rails. Behind a thin glass wall, a robotic arm orchestrates breakfast — slicing fruit mid-air with laser precision, toasting bread to an exact crunch algorithm. Nutrient needs are calculated based on biometric scans conducted during sleep. Every detail is decided before thought even stirs.
Outside, the city pulses without noise. Drones zip silently between towers wrapped in green. Streets are clean, traffic flows are monitored by AI networks, and all vehicles glide smoothly — driverless and perfect in timing. A glance at the wall displays a schedule for the day, already adjusted to avoid late meetings or known traffic slowdowns. Weather forecasts are not guessed; they are predicted to the millisecond.
The commute, if one still calls it that, involves stepping into a pod. The interior is cushioned, lit in ambient tones, and displays a 360-degree projection of any destination: a meeting room in Tokyo, a workspace orbiting Earth, or a forest retreat in Patagonia — all simulated, all reachable within seconds via virtual reality. Colleagues appear as avatars. Language barriers vanish, voices are translated in real time, and data hovers between them like floating sheets of light.
Work is not done with technology — it is done through it. Documents summarize themselves. Emails are answered by voice-thought. Complex reports are generated in minutes, and creative ideas are tested in simulations before they are ever built. Emotional analytics track stress, recommending breaks before fatigue sets in. Everything is measured. Everything is optimised.
Evening arrives not with a sunset but with a change in the light’s warmth. The home, sensing the slowing rhythm of the heart, shifts into wind-down mode. Soft music begins — generated uniquely for that moment. A holographic window opens into a meadow by a river, complete with scent particles and air currents calibrated to calm the mind.
Dinner is not just a meal. It is an experience curated by mood. Each bite tailored, not just in taste but in emotional impact. Later, while lying in bed, the room darkens gradually as artificial stars drift across the ceiling — generated dreams begin to form, guided by an AI subconscious companion.
And as sleep takes over, one final thought flickers in the silence:
If everything is this easy… what is truly mine anymore?
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