1. Do you think
artificial intelligence will be a significant problem in the future?
For many years we have heard about artificial intelligence taking over
the world and ending the humankind. There have been many movies and books about
what could be considered a significant problem for us in the future. According
to Ray Kurzweil in the film The Coming
Singularity, “information technology grows exponentially.” What Kurzweil
was trying to say was that this exponential grow will lead to machine’s
intelligence overpowering the human intelligence and eventually taking over the
world that we live in. This exponential grow is what Kurzweil refers to as
technological singularity. I believe that artificial intelligence is a
significant problem for us in the future. Actually, I believe it is already a
problem in today’s society. Although we have benefited from technology in the
past by allowing us to be able to overcome diseases and many other challenges
in life, technology has also cause harm. One example that I can think of when
talking about technology being harmful is that nowadays children are so involved
in technology that they are not allowed to think as critically as before. For
instance, I once saw an post on Instagram that mentioned how a mother was
showing a printed picture to her 3 year old daughter and suddenly the child
tried to “zoom in” in the picture by putting her index finger and thumb in the
center of the photo and expanding it. By using technology so much at such short
age, children are not able to think as much about how things in the real world
work and function. Another example could be that many people have already lost
their jobs because technology has replaced their duties in the work place.
2. How has technology
impacted your life?
Technology has had a
great impact in my life. When I read this question I immediately began to question
my life since technology began to be a part of my everyday life. I honestly
find it hard to remember what I used to do when I would have free time before
technology was part of my life. I cannot remember what my hobbies were or what
I would do to entertain myself. Now, whenever I have free time I check my
social media or simply watch YouTube videos all day long. In a way, this
reality check depresses me a bit because I have allowed technology to take over
my life so much. Although I have found its benefits by now having access to
information at my fingertips compared to before having to go the library and
searching for hours for something that I needed for a project, technology has
had both a positive and negative impact on my life.
About the Author
Hi, my name is Maria. I am a student of a philosophy class in college. This is my first time taking a philosophy class, and I am very excited about what this class has to offer. I will be posting topics and writing assignments related to my class in here, so feel free to comment my posts and offer feedback about my blog's content.
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