A Day in 2035: Living With AI

The year is 2035, and the world looks both familiar and completely different. Technology has moved so fast that sometimes it feels like we are living in a science fiction movie. But for people born after 2010, this is just normal life.

This is the story of Ayesha, a 28-year-old living in Dubai, who wakes up one morning in a world powered almost entirely by artificial intelligence.

The Morning Routine

At exactly 7:00 a.m., her smart home lights adjust automatically, simulating sunrise. The air conditioner turns off because the AI predicts the temperature will stay mild until noon. Ayesha doesn’t set alarms anymore—her AI assistant studies her sleep cycle and decides the best time to wake her up.

Her breakfast is already on the table. The fridge AI noticed she was running low on eggs yesterday and ordered groceries overnight. A soft voice greets her:

“Good morning, Ayesha. You have two meetings today. I’ve rescheduled your dentist appointment because your work call will run late.”

Life has never been this smooth. But as she sips her coffee, Ayesha wonders—does she really make decisions anymore, or is the AI making them for her

The Workplace of the Future

At work, Ayesha logs into her company dashboard. She doesn’t type reports anymore; she speaks her thoughts, and an AI instantly converts them into polished documents. In meetings, half the participants are humans and half are AI avatars trained to negotiate, brainstorm, and even crack jokes.

It feels efficient, but also strange. One of her colleagues was laid off last month because an AI system now manages client relations. Everyone whispers about who might be next.

Ayesha loves the speed and accuracy of her tools, but she can’t ignore the quiet fear that maybe her own job could disappear within a year or two.

Her boss insists that humans will always be needed for “creativity and emotional intelligence.” Still, Ayesha isn’t so sure. When AI can already design ads, write scripts, and analyze data faster than any person, what really makes her irreplaceable?


The City Around Her

Dubai in 2035 is run almost like a machine. Self-driving taxis glide through the streets. Delivery drones fill the sky like flocks of birds. Even the police use predictive AI to identify neighborhoods at risk of crime.

It feels safe, clean, and organized. But there are stories on the news that make Ayesha uneasy: one small glitch in a hospital AI system last month misdiagnosed hundreds of patients. Another report claimed a military drone in another country attacked the wrong target after its algorithm misread data.

The city feels perfect on the surface—but cracks are beginning to show.

The Human Side of AI

In the evening, Ayesha visits her grandmother. Unlike her, her grandmother refuses to use AI. She still cooks her own meals, keeps paper books, and prefers human doctors.

“Machines don’t have feelings,” her grandmother says. “They can think fast, but they don’t care about you.”

Ayesha realizes this is true. Her AI can predict her mood but cannot comfort her when she feels lonely. Her grandmother’s simple hug means more than all the machines in the world.

Later that night, she scrolls through her AI-curated news feed. Every story feels tailored to her tastes. She suddenly wonders: if AI decides what she reads, what she eats, when she wakes up, and even how she works—then how much of her life is truly hers?

A Future We Must Shape

As the sun sets, Ayesha looks out at the glittering skyline. She is proud of how far humanity has come but also worried about the price of convenience. Will people in 2035 be freer than ever, or more controlled than they realize?

The future with AI is both exciting and frightening. It can heal, protect, and improve lives, but it can also make us dependent and vulnerable. Just like Ayesha, we all must learn to balance progress with humanity.

And for us living in 2025, this story is more than just imagination—it is a warning and a possibility. The choices we make today about ethics, education, and responsibility will decide whether 2035 becomes a story of human progress or a cautionary tale. The future is not written yet, and that gives us the power to shape it.