Cellphone Inventor Predicts , Cybernetic Devices , Will Be the Future of Communications.<br />NPR reports that Martin Cooper, the father of the cellphone, <br />thinks that AI will revolutionize communication, <br />and cellphones will "become a part of you.".<br />NPR reports that Martin Cooper, the father of the cellphone, <br />thinks that AI will revolutionize communication, <br />and cellphones will "become a part of you.".<br />Cooper, the former head of Motorola's <br />communications systems division, was the first <br />person to ever use a cellphone to make a call.<br />Cooper, the former head of Motorola's <br />communications systems division, was the first <br />person to ever use a cellphone to make a call.<br />In 1972, Cooper set out to make a cellphone, <br />while competitors such as Bell Labs worked <br />on concepts like the car phone.<br />In 1972, Cooper set out to make a cellphone, <br />while competitors such as Bell Labs worked <br />on concepts like the car phone.<br />Cooper's vision of the future of <br />communication revolved around the idea that , "a cellphone ought to be an extension of a person, <br />it ought to be with a person all the time." .<br />By 1973, Cooper had created the world's <br />first functional cellphone system.<br />We knew back in 1973 that someday, <br />everybody would have a cellphone, <br />and we're almost there. Two-thirds <br />of the people on Earth have one. , Martin Cooper, former head of Motorola's <br />communications systems division, via NPR.<br />We knew back in 1973 that someday, <br />everybody would have a cellphone, <br />and we're almost there. Two-thirds <br />of the people on Earth have one. , Martin Cooper, former head of Motorola's <br />communications systems division, via NPR.<br />While speaking with NPR, Cooper offered <br />his predictions for the future of communication <br />amid a field of rapidly-evolving technology.<br />The cellphone is going to become <br />a part of you. Parts of the cellphone <br />will be embedded under your skin. , Martin Cooper, former head of Motorola's <br />communications systems division, via NPR.<br />You won't have to charge a cellphone, <br />because your body is a perfect charger. <br />You ingest food, and you turn it into energy. , Martin Cooper, former head of Motorola's <br />communications systems division, via NPR.<br />So there are so many improvements <br />yet to be made in a cellphone. <br />And I really do believe that <br />we are just at the beginning <br />of the cellphone revolution, Martin Cooper, former head of Motorola's <br />communications systems division, via NPR