Also they will be sponsored by Uber, who adds deep learning to all the bots, so they figure out where and when you need a cap. This will allow them to apply special on-the-spot surge pricing moments before you call them.

Skynet.

The long term future is not human vs machine armageddon, but human-machine integration. We are already cyborgs with our addiction and dependence on smartphones (not to mention ppl with pacemakers, prosthetic limbs...)

Actually, it would be kinda cool to plug into the Machine. So you don't have to type and click to give instructions. Just think about it and the Machine Spirit will make it happen.

But I think this one is not for 2016 :)

Samsung refrigerators become self-aware, demand glacial water