There are a number of people who are, right now, working to make a computer program appear human. If we don't try to evolve ourselves, technology just may replace us, and the sad thing is that we would have allowed it to.
Balance is a difficult thing to achieve, I will admit. I can't exactly sympathize with disciplining a child, but incentivizing my new employees to improve their skill sets has provided the company with more than enough knowledgeable individuals. I've found that sooner or later, most start to take an interest in learning and bettering themselves. It may be a slow process, it has been proven to work.