Post by nathanechiverri on Nov 6, 2015 5:07:21 GMT
Technology leaves humanity no other alternative but to become more and more integrated into a race towards continuous change. Modern humanity relies on technological advances and explores new ways of interaction and communication at a rate unknown before. Today, as A. Huxley predicted, endless information nurtures "machinery of mass communication" (Huxley, 1958, n.p.). Technology ignores the individual, for its machinery serves the corporative interests of "Big Business and Big Government" (Huxley, 1958, n.p.). Information is produced at a great speed leaving no remote location unreached by its tying tentacles. Technology cultivates addiction, turning people into zombies whose social status is evaluated by the latest gadgets available to them. Technology thrusts on the globalized population totality which hides realistic choices. Technology addresses transformative change whose outcome is a global network of technology-conscious humans capable of living in the virtual reality that knows neither borders nor limits.
The inventor Raymond Kurzweil claims that artificial intelligence, a solely human invention, is able to produce a work of art. In his view, computers will be able not only to compete with human intelligence but also go beyond it (Grossmann, 2009, n.p,). In contrast, Huxley doubts that artificial intelligence is what people really need. He warns against human failure, as technology universalizes the world rather than celebrates uniqueness and individuality. Henceforth, technology for technology's sake can endanger human species, leaving them to consumption of technologies that become more and more complicated.
Technology has conquered the world by blurring the realities raising new problems such as online child safety, cybersecurity, and digital privacy (Thierer, 2013, p. 312). In the view of Thierer, technopanics is an approach to moral panic whose focus a specific kind of modern technology. It is grounded in threat inflation, which appeals to fear. Cybersecurity threat inflation appeals to the "cyber 9/11" fear syndrome, whereas online safety threat inflation exploits fears of online pornography or vulnerability of social networks (Thierer, 2013, p. 318, 321). Henceforth, technopanics is a possible response to the conquest of technology that gives rise to new prosperous businesses.
Technology will change the world by networking people beyond time and distances. It gives power to those countries that rapidly develop this new sector of economy. To future generations, technology would be the world whose interaction, communication, and innovation are real. People want quick access to information. Gradually, they will meet their need of quality technology and reduce the influences of technopanics on their fears of technology-related insecurity. But eventually technology will modify human intelligence. The technology-led world will set new rules in a networked cyberspatial environment. The conceptual framework of human existence can be drastically changed. Safety, security, and privacy will be resolved, giving way to bew cyberfears as new technologies are created to appeal and sell continuous products of artificial intelligence. Huxley (1958) called for concentration with regard to technology. Needs assessment should be conducted to identify the nature of a technology-skilled human being and the world that opens to this technologically advanced creature in his immediate uses of technology.
References
Grossman, Lev. "2045: The Year Man Becomes Immortal", Time 10 Feb. 2011: n. pag. Web. 1 Nov. 2015.
Huxley, A. "Brave New World Revisited". Huxley Net <www.huxley.net/bnw-revisited/index.html#thearts> Web 4 Nov.2015.
Thierer, A. "Technopanics, threat inflation, and the danger of an information technology precautionary principle". Minn. J. L. Sci. & Tech 309.14 (2013). Web. 4 Nov, 2015.
The inventor Raymond Kurzweil claims that artificial intelligence, a solely human invention, is able to produce a work of art. In his view, computers will be able not only to compete with human intelligence but also go beyond it (Grossmann, 2009, n.p,). In contrast, Huxley doubts that artificial intelligence is what people really need. He warns against human failure, as technology universalizes the world rather than celebrates uniqueness and individuality. Henceforth, technology for technology's sake can endanger human species, leaving them to consumption of technologies that become more and more complicated.
Technology has conquered the world by blurring the realities raising new problems such as online child safety, cybersecurity, and digital privacy (Thierer, 2013, p. 312). In the view of Thierer, technopanics is an approach to moral panic whose focus a specific kind of modern technology. It is grounded in threat inflation, which appeals to fear. Cybersecurity threat inflation appeals to the "cyber 9/11" fear syndrome, whereas online safety threat inflation exploits fears of online pornography or vulnerability of social networks (Thierer, 2013, p. 318, 321). Henceforth, technopanics is a possible response to the conquest of technology that gives rise to new prosperous businesses.
Technology will change the world by networking people beyond time and distances. It gives power to those countries that rapidly develop this new sector of economy. To future generations, technology would be the world whose interaction, communication, and innovation are real. People want quick access to information. Gradually, they will meet their need of quality technology and reduce the influences of technopanics on their fears of technology-related insecurity. But eventually technology will modify human intelligence. The technology-led world will set new rules in a networked cyberspatial environment. The conceptual framework of human existence can be drastically changed. Safety, security, and privacy will be resolved, giving way to bew cyberfears as new technologies are created to appeal and sell continuous products of artificial intelligence. Huxley (1958) called for concentration with regard to technology. Needs assessment should be conducted to identify the nature of a technology-skilled human being and the world that opens to this technologically advanced creature in his immediate uses of technology.
References
Grossman, Lev. "2045: The Year Man Becomes Immortal", Time 10 Feb. 2011: n. pag. Web. 1 Nov. 2015.
Huxley, A. "Brave New World Revisited". Huxley Net <www.huxley.net/bnw-revisited/index.html#thearts> Web 4 Nov.2015.
Thierer, A. "Technopanics, threat inflation, and the danger of an information technology precautionary principle". Minn. J. L. Sci. & Tech 309.14 (2013). Web. 4 Nov, 2015.