By Robin Bruno
We humans as a society have been advancing faster than ever, especially in the technology department which now includes AI technology.
During the first industrial revolution, we used water and steam to power mechanical machines. Then in the second revolution we used electric power to aid mass production.
Klaus Schwab, the founder of the World Economic Forum, says that the third and fourth industrial revolutions focused on, “Electronics and information technology to automate production.”
Schwab also mentions the fact that, “The digital revolution that has been occurring since the middle of the last century,” and that it’s a mix of a bunch of technologies that are, “Blurring the lines between the physical, digital, and biological spheres.”
While that article by Klaus Schwab was published on January 14, 2016, some of the things mentioned still can be applied to this day. For example, how far we have come with VR and AI assistants being used in many search engines.
At the end of Schwab’s article, he says that, “It all comes down to people and values.” He says that it’s all up to what the people, what they want the future to look like, and it’s up to those in power to empower them.
Though not everyone is open minded, in another article written by Tom Valovic, he explores the negative side of technological advances.
One thing Valovic clearly states is that, “Robots and AI are taking over our culture, our politics, our way of life, and our relationships with each other as social beings.”
Many people agree with him, that technology is making us forget who we are and how to be independent and, “Return to a wider and deeper set of core values that ultimately hold societies together.”
One thing that is important to remember is that we as people need to make sure we stay in touch with the natural world, which is hard to do. But all we can do is try.
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