I hate hate HATE the idea of an “I-Robot” sort of future. Just have to start by saying that. I am in agreement with Carr in his discussion of Google and their artificial intelligence. I found all of the information about how we process and how the “net” is changing how we think. However I think that it is important to hold the user to accountability for how they act on the computer. Just like the newspaper some articles I scan others I don’t. While all the lights and flashiness cause a distraction unless you’re mindlessly using the internet you’re more than likely looking for something or focusing on one thing or another. I also find it unsettling that Google thinks “we want” a computer that knows more than us, or can outsmart us. I have always been somewhat terrified of the lack of control the majority of the population will have as we progress technologically.
On another note I think the way people define intelligence when it comes to the computer is a little out of whack. Intelligence is common sense, and book smarts, but its also intuition, thoughts, and processing that is unique to each individual. Society already has us conform in so many ways. We do things because their socially acceptable and to fit the mold, do we really want to take that a step further to conformity with the control technology could have over us?
I pride myself on finding a good mix of reading a paperback book, and writing letters to family, listening to music, thinking through other mediums. Computers have their time and place in our worlds, but they shouldn’t take over our world. What happened to our generations interpersonal skills? The limits we’ve pushed to keep people at an arms length through technology are more than sufficient…..but Google is soooo useful lets be honest J
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