Intro:
Humans are no
strangers to technology at all, it’s all around them whether they know it or
not. It is used in everyday life to get things done, communicate with each
other, etc. human beings should pursue the merging with machines and technology
to better the human everyday life and solve many of the problems that we are
facing today so the future can actually stand a chance. Everyday new things are
being discovered, new things are being invented, and new thing are being made.
The expansion of technology and machines will forever progress and advanced as
the years go by, so it would be the right thing to do to have humans on board
to pursue the merging between machines and the human race.
Details:
Advances in
languages, settings, and tools open the possibility of improving software and
technology itself. As I did my research I came upon The Wall Street Journal
and what they had to say about singularity, and “the ultimate thinking machine”
by Forbes have described Ray Kurzweil as “the restless genius”.
Inc. magazine ranked him #8 among entrepreneurs in the United States, calling
him the “rightful heir to Thomas Edison,” and PBS included Ray as one of 16
“revolutionaries who made America,” He is known as one of the leading inventors
of our time as they say, Ray Kurweil has worked in such areas as music synthesis,
which is basically reading technology virtually and is a very good skill to
have.
Reflection:
New Knowledge: That technology was very powerful and it can be so powerful that
it can take over our daily lives if it wanted to. I did not know that if
advances in technology do seem to further advance that it can actually take
over our world, our jobs, and even the basic things that we do in our everyday
lives.
Prior Knowledge: I
always knew that technology was getting faster and better and way stronger than
it is now. There is never a limit technology and at some point sooner than
later technology will be part of our everyday lives more than it is already. I
also already knew that technology never stop or will never die out, it will
always advance for the better or worse.
Clarity: Could
technology really rule our lives? Could it make us livelonger? Could we become
part robot?
Overall Thoughts:
I like this idea because it proves how strong technology really is and how
strong technology can be. I am just a bit scared at the side affects this can
have on our society.
Conclusion:
The expansion of
technology is very baffling and it grows more advance each and everyday, they
are making tremendous amounts of efforts and plans to try and make this happen.
Life is changing everyday as we know it, and who is to argue that this won’t
actually happen in the next few years maybe even sooner with all the fast technology
in today’s time. I honestly feel that this could be possible, if apple can
create a new iphone and other products every six months then why can’t the
merging with humans and machines happen too? I see progress with this and some
downfall also this could harm human life or save human life it is either one of
the other. This topic is not the easiest topic to talk about or to even have a
yes or no answer to it. I still don’t know how to feel about it because if it
does happen what can I do about it? And if it doesn’t then what can I still do
about it? Nothing at all, I just found out so much while researching this topic
it is all so crazy and surreal.
http://drrobertowens.com/tag/ray-kurzweil/
http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2048299,00.html
http://www.singularity.com/press.html
http://drrobertowens.com/tag/ray-kurzweil/
http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2048299,00.html
http://www.singularity.com/press.html
