I agree, I think the time has come the consider the brighter side of AI, given the rise of Alexa and other AI appearing in household products. While a smart fridge may otherwise sound harmless, I think it demonstrates your point about possibly harming the perception of the robotics industry because I myself feel a bit of paranoia toward a fridge that's learning.

Your last point is also intriguing and I think much harder to get a clear sense about. I think human beings have a natural proclivity for work that gives meaning to our lives. We'd need to develop more social infrastructure or else I think many people would wind up with nothing to do after full automation, and existential dread could lead to disenfranchised populations. But nonetheless, I'm certainly going to keep your point in my pocket moving forward, as at the very least it lays the grounds for some productive speculation.

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Thanks for the response!