Technology is a means for simplifying information to make it easier to absorb. We are surrounded by technology, such as the laptop I am writing this on. Instead of presenting what I learned about technology in class, I am being given the opportunity to write about it in a blog format and distribute it for anyone to read with a click of a button. Technology has allowed people to access so much information now using phones and other smart devices, where images and facts can reach millions of viewers through an electronic assistant. One can simply stand in one’s living room and ask “Hey, Alexa! What’s the weather forecast today?” and receive that information in a way that people can not do naturally on one’s own. Technology is ever growing and constantly updating to make information spread like wild fire. I am excited yet scared to see how technology will continue to shape how people receive information.
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I totally agree with what you’re saying and actually included it in my blog post as well. The concept of Alexa’s are so interesting yet scary. We’ve advanced so much in technology that we’re able to figure out the weather without having to go anywhere. I think in many ways the future of technology could be very helpful but only to a certain extent. The possibilities are endless.
I too think that the future is a bit scary in regards to technological innovations. As you mentioned in class, it is inevitable that technologies will take over the human race and this concept is subtly portrayed in the media but only treated as a possibility with the slightest chance of occurrence. Various forms of artificial intelligence are already taking over human industries with a higher and more efficient performance rate that humans could never compete with for example the Alpha Go deep mind invention that is on it’s way to being the best player in the GO game leaving it’s human competitors lacking motivation to pursue the sport any more since they can have human error and the technology can not.