Ethical Or Well-Intentioned Uses Of Technology Can Go Wrong?

Humans are becoming more technologically-efficient every day. New inventions and innovations are constantly being made. The Internet is becoming more “reliable” every day. However, how much do we really get from the constant advancement of Internet use and smarter technology? Should we look at their contributions to the world as a benefactor or a curse? The common effect of “artificial intelligence” in the technology we use every day is examined by two brilliant authors, Nicholas Carr and Jamias Cascio. In Carr’s article, “Is Google Making Us Stupid”, he explains the effects of the Internet and technology in our society and claims that the overuse of technology is dangerous and can affect how our mind operates. Jamias Cascio, on the other

In this article by Zeynep Tufekci: “The Machines Are Coming” published by the New York Times in, April 18, 2015. Zeynep main point in this article “The Machines Are Coming”, machines are taking over humans jobs because she states, “ The machines are much better than humans, in many cases, they do a “good enough” job while also being cheaper than humans.”(page 2) from the article “The Machines Are Coming”.Furthermore, she also states “This problem is not us versus the machines, but between us, as humans, and how we value one another.” (page 4) Which means we are not against either but is a possibility that many humans in the future will lose their job and be replaced with robots.Zeynep claims that the machines are replacing

Kevin Kelly’s vision of the future goes beyond what we can imagine in the present day. According to his essay “Better Than Human: Why Robots Will—And Must—Take Our Jobs,” he believes that the integration of robots into the workplace is already in progress. Within decades, Kelly writes that humans will see robots in every area of the workforce, and thus be pushed to create new jobs for ourselves. This revolution is eminent, but for the better. Companies will no longer have to pay salaries. Completing menial tasks will be a thing of the past, as personal workbots bustle to clean and tend at our command. Throughout this revolution, what it means to be successful will shift from a white-collar occupation to “how can we build the better bot?”. Kelly affirms that this image will give us a chance as human beings to focus on new work that matters (Kelly, 2012, p. 312). However, the glossy image Kelly provides lacks depth. I believe that Kelly is mistaken because he overlooks the potential drawbacks that could be presented in our postindustrial future. For instance, if a simple search engine like Google can cause addiction and weaken critical thinking, as written in Nicholas Carr’s essay “Is Google Making Us Stupid?”, I question how the adult mind will mold to the hypervisibility of artificial intelligence and how society will accommodate it. Kelly insists that “[robots] will help us focus on becoming more human than we are” (Kelly, 2012, p. 299), which reinforces the idea of

There are many interpretations of Artificial intelligence. Merriam Webster’s online dictionary defines artificial intelligence as “A branch of computer science, dealing with the simulation of intelligent behaviour, in computers or the capability of a machine, to imitate intelligent human behaviour” (Artificial Intelligence, 1828). With technology continually progressing and embedding itself into today’s population, from Siri on iPhone, voice active web search on Google and self-driving cars by Tesla to Virtual intelligence (V.I.) and Artificial intelligence (A.I.) programs and experiments, through government or private research agencies [Facebook, Machine Intelligence Research Institute, (MIRI) and Future of Humanity Institute (FHI)], it won’t be long until artificial intelligence becomes the next best thing. But, will it? There are many concerns that arise with the implementation of artificial intelligence within society. This essay will present the arguments for and against, artificial intelligence development and introduction, within society. For the purpose of this essay, fields that impact or have a bearing on this decision in areas like military and ethics, health and social prospects, economics and job outlook, as well as the advantages and disadvantages it poses to humanity are examined.

One of the most challenging and debatable topics in science is energy. Three paradigmatic energy methods are coal, natural gas, and renewable energy, specifically wind and solar. There are technical, social, and financial questions regarding the effects of energy sources which lead to questions of morality in pursuing further development of these sources. The ethical implications of technology can be analyzed through both a utilitarian and Kantian viewpoint in order to illuminate how society should proceed, especially in relation to the energy crisis, which describes the increasing decline in fossil fuel availability.

Over the last several years, technology has led to major transformations in the way everyone is living their daily lives. However, as these changes are occurring questions are arising about new ethical issues and how they can be resolved. To fully understand what is taking place, there will be a focus on these challenges and the conflicts they are creating. Together, these elements will highlight the possible problems and their impact on social norms.

Whether you are a geek, buying the latest smartphone, game console, and latest Apple products or you are just the minimalist who only has the necessary smart devices like your phone and maybe a laptop, it is undeniable that technology is making its way into every nook and cranny of modern society. Owning your own car was treated as a way to be free back in the eighties, but now owning a car is starting to become a thing of the past as companies such as UBER and Lyft are replacing taxies but making a new form of public transportation constantly available almost everywhere around the world. Even though technology has basically taken over every aspect of our lives does not mean that every person has embraced it with open arms. These days we still have an ongoing debate about whether smart devices and the internet are helping or hurting society as a whole or not. Enthusiasts on this topic tend to look at a more optimistic view on this new technological age expressing how they think that robots and artificial intelligence will change our world for the better both Kevin Kelly’s “Better than Human”, Clive Thompson’s “Smarter than You Think”, as well as Brooke Gladstone and Josh Neufeld’s “The Influencing Machines” explore. On the other hand, skeptics tend to write about how these new technologies are tainting our own capabilities and making us more dependent rather than relying on our own skills, says Nicholas Carr in his article “Is Google Making Us Stupid?”. Although technology has changed many aspects of our lives we should still pay attention to how it has benefitted many aspects of our daily lives.

Even though he claims Robots will take over 70 percent of today’s occupations by the end of the century, this seems nearly impossible but many including myself believe this will not happen in the foreseeable future due to many reasons, one of the most important being the delicacy of robots and rate of error associated with them. While many consider technology to be making us smarter, in reality its just giving us everything we need at our fingertips.

The power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is growing at an alarmingly dangerous rate and has the potential to take over the world if we do not come together as a whole and put regulations on the usage of it. Artificial Intelligence is defined as “The capability of a machine to imitate intelligent human behavior” (Merriam-Webster). As we know Artificial intelligence now, it is fairly simple for the uses that we have for it, such as SIRI on Apple devices, AI controlled video game opponents, and Google’s search algorithms predicting what you are going to type into its search bar. That is only the beginning of Artificial Intelligence’s many capabilities. Global militaries are researching and developing technology for war that uses AI, car manufacturers are teaching AI how to drive cars by itself, IBM uses its AI creation “Watson” to help businesses make decisions and grow, and thousands of other major companies and powerful nations are using it in many unique ways. It contains many different unique parts, but the main uses are: Learning, Reasoning, Perception, Reasoning, Problem solving, and using Natural Language (Copeland 2017). We need to regulate or eliminate the use of AI in war around the globe, stabilize the economy after implementation of AI, and reduce or eliminate the inequality caused by it.

Social interactions with machines, like Alexa, Siri, or online customer support is becoming a part of our everyday lives and we find these tools increasingly useful and knowledgeable. Despite these positive elements, the potential impact artificial intelligence could have on human socialization is something we should fear. In the near future, robots will consume every second of our day. AI (Artificial Intelligence) is becoming more and more human-like, therefore communication between humans and robots is becoming easier. This could become a problem because we could start to lose relationships with other humans. In the novel Speak, the threat of human interaction with artificial intelligence was a recurring theme, based on how the characters viewed (AI). The author of Speak, Louisa Hall, frames the future of human interaction and artificial intelligence in a pessimistic way. For example, (AI) can interfere with our personal relationships with other people, leaving us feeling empty inside.

Today technologies play a big and important role in a life of our generation. Its rapid development has significantly improved people's living standards. But at the same time, the influence of automation on the work market made many people worry if it may leave humans unemployed. The relationship between employment situation and automation is a very complex question. "AI, Robotics, and the Future of Jobs" is a report presented by Pew Research center in 2014 on the topic of the impact of automation on a modern labor market. A number of experts answered a question whether AI and robotic devices will have displaced more jobs than they have created in the next decade. As a result, opinions were divided into two almost equal halves; one-half of the interviewees believe that the disruptive influence of machines will cause mass unemployment and wealth disparity whereas another group sees technology more as a creator of jobs than a destroyer. But at the same time, both groups converge on certain issues, such as educational institutions are failing to provide the sufficient knowledge for the future job market and the changes the work as the concept, so people will have more leisure time.People may agree or disagree to what extent automation will capture the workplace, but I think that there definitely will be a change.

Throughout the course of history, technological advances have proven to not only influence, but significantly impact one’s quality of life. Within society, there are those who strongly believe that these advancements have saved lives and benefitted future generations, while others argue against it, firmly articulating that the progression of technology will prove to work against the overall betterment of humanity. Despite this, one cannot deny society’s obsession and thirst for the next ‘big’ technological advancement. Human’s, never content with what they have, are extremely vulnerable and susceptible to consumeristic tendencies. Regardless of what is actually attainable, we always focus on the technology of the future. Perhaps the definition of futuristic advancement can be best understood as Artificial Intelligence? Surprisingly the days of Artificial Intelligence are approaching; however, with this revelation come challenging questions. What can be gained through Artificial Intelligence -- how will humanity be impacted by this technology? Are there potential dangers associated with it? Will Artificial Intelligence be a universal advancement? Only through further exploration and analysis of these questions will one be able to fully grasp the notion of Artificial Intelligence

Many years ago, it was unlikely to think that the world would move around the technology as it is nowadays. Its improvement is due to the necessity that folks have on their daily basis, and their willingness to keep track of the advancement in today’s and incoming day, which will improve even greatly the humanity when people refer to technology. That is why in the essay, “Better than Human: Why Robots Will-and Must-Take Our Jobs” by Kevin Kelly, he emphasizes that we must learn to live in harmony with robots’ technology so that we can increase our performance in future’s duties. Nicholas Carr’s essay, “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” explains how the technology affects our cognitive skill. “Smarter than You Think: How Technology Is Changing Our Minds for the Better” by Clive Thompson, states that working alongside technologies make us significantly better as we get benefits from them. Soon technologies are going to take over us, but at least, we as a society that usually performs our day-to-day using tools should know what to do and what benefits can we take from them.

Since of the technological era, people have experienced different change of lifestyles because the human´s needs have increased through over time. Consequently, technology has taken different ways: robots, search engines, and social media since the last Industrial Revolution. Therefore, people have been concerned with those changes that are happening now and are going to happen in the future. That is why in his essay, “Better than Human: Why robots Will- and Must-Take Our Jobs,” Kevin Kelly reports that technology as robots are going to take our jobs and create more fields of jobs and people have to learn how work with robots. Nicholas Carr´s essay, “Is Google Making Us Stupid,” he states that technology as Google has changed the way of thinking and cognitive skills of people. “Smarter than You Think: How Technology is Changing Our minds for the Better,” by Clive Thompson, he explains that people who have worked alongside robots have much more benefits than the others. Those writers’ statements give some historical and scientist events from the beginning of technological era, examples of how technology as the Internet has affected cognitive skills of people now, and how technology and people are going to be in the future.

Artificial Intelligence, also known as AI, allows a machine to function as if the machine has the capability to think like a human. While we are not expecting any hovering cars anytime soon, artificial intelligence is projected to have a major impact on the labor force and will likely replace about half the workforce in the United States in the decades to come. The research in artificial intelligence is advancing rapidly at an unstoppable rate. So while many people feel threatened by the possibility of a robot taking over their job, computer scientists actually propose that robots would benefit a country’s efficiency of production, allowing individuals to reap the benefits of the robots. For the advantage of all, researchers and analysts