Thursday, 28 May 2015

Blog Post #5

When I think of the words "artificial intelligence," I think of robots and talking computers, it's true. I guess this is the main reason why I was so shocked when I read that calculators are considered artificial intelligence, as well. I mean, thinking about it now, I realize that calculators are, in fact, artificial intelligence; it is able to think and do things by itself. We don't need to tell it that nine times nine equals eighty-one because it knows that nine times nine equals eighty-one. It is it's job to know these math equations. 

As digital communicators, I think that we will all change with the electronics. We will be affected, whether it be in a good way or in a bad way, that's the fact. Although this is true, I am 95% sure that people will not realize the change and what is happening until it is "too late." We will all be swallowed up and be forced to ride the waves of the future hand-in-hand with all of the new advancements in the world of AI. 

AI brings up many images in my mind, but the biggest one at the moment are talking robots who try to take over the world. I think the main reason people are always thinking of robots instead of calculators because robots are so much cooler in our minds, at least to most people that's how it is. A great example of this is the Avengers. The new movie that came out this year, Avengers: Age of Ultron, encompasses my thinking completely. The movie is about a robot who believes he has to eradicate the human race in order to save Earth. Saying this brings me to realize that it may be true. Unfortunately, we are slowly becoming a parasite to our Earth. Whether AI has a lot to do with it or not, these are the facts. 

1 comment:

  1. I believe that AI is taking over our lives and consuming our time. Many people are not aware of the amount of time they spend doing things that require AI, such as calculating math equations, googling articles for research, asking Siri questions, and so on. Our generation and future generations rely and will continue to rely on AI for so many reasons. Like you said, we are unaware of the fact that even calculators are considered AI so we are obviously very oblivious to the fact that AI is the basis of our daily activities. From setting our alarms in the morning, to doing research on the internet. We are nothing without technology and as digital communicators, need to be aware of what we are spending our time doing before we start depending 100% on AI.

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