The concepts in “2045: The Year Man Becomes Immoral” are actually valid concerns. The author of the article, Raymond Kurzweil, and Bernard, from Brave New World, seem to share quite similar views. While Bernard and Lenina are hovering above the Channel, he tells her that the silence makes him feel like an individual. Bernard notices this feeling and realizes that the society he lives in is not at all individualistic. He is unhappy with the state of affairs and he strives for a sense of authenticity in his life. The Singularity article and Bernard area right on the same page.
Kurzweil comes up with this theory that somewhere in the future artificial intelligence will overtake organic intelligence because of the fact that the rate at which computers are getting faster is increasing. He thinks that man will eventually merge with technology. I don’t think I necessarily agree with that statement. I don’t think technology will ever overtake us as humans because we wouldn’t let it. If the power of technology got even remotely close to surpassing human intelligence, we would simply stop our technological development. We would just no longer attempt to make better computers or gadgets. I am confident that the people who are developing technology are smart enough to realize that being controlled by computers would not be a very good life.
I feel like we as humans have the desire to be unique in what we do and think. We like having opinions, and without them we would lose our sense of individuality, and therefore would no longer be authentically human. By authentically human I mean that we would no longer be able to think for ourselves – speak for ourselves – act for ourselves. We would lose our sense of creativity and wouldn’t be able to express ourselves through artwork or writing. Kurzweil theorizes that computers, instead of humans, will have the capability of “writing books, making ethical decisions, appreciating fancy paintings, [and] making witty observations at cocktail parties.”
Kurzweil has a legitimate thought that computers/technology will eventually take over our ability to think; that we will no longer have the freedom to imagine like we do today. He definitely makes a good point “that there is some pristine state of existence that man can achieve”, but I personally don’t think it will ever happen. We will never be in danger of losing our essential humanity as technology continues to progress. Humans are the creator of technology and the creator has and always will have power over the created.
Kurzweil comes up with this theory that somewhere in the future artificial intelligence will overtake organic intelligence because of the fact that the rate at which computers are getting faster is increasing. He thinks that man will eventually merge with technology. I don’t think I necessarily agree with that statement. I don’t think technology will ever overtake us as humans because we wouldn’t let it. If the power of technology got even remotely close to surpassing human intelligence, we would simply stop our technological development. We would just no longer attempt to make better computers or gadgets. I am confident that the people who are developing technology are smart enough to realize that being controlled by computers would not be a very good life.
I feel like we as humans have the desire to be unique in what we do and think. We like having opinions, and without them we would lose our sense of individuality, and therefore would no longer be authentically human. By authentically human I mean that we would no longer be able to think for ourselves – speak for ourselves – act for ourselves. We would lose our sense of creativity and wouldn’t be able to express ourselves through artwork or writing. Kurzweil theorizes that computers, instead of humans, will have the capability of “writing books, making ethical decisions, appreciating fancy paintings, [and] making witty observations at cocktail parties.”
Kurzweil has a legitimate thought that computers/technology will eventually take over our ability to think; that we will no longer have the freedom to imagine like we do today. He definitely makes a good point “that there is some pristine state of existence that man can achieve”, but I personally don’t think it will ever happen. We will never be in danger of losing our essential humanity as technology continues to progress. Humans are the creator of technology and the creator has and always will have power over the created.
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