“Technological progress is disruptive. New communications devices lead us to interact with each other differently. Developments in machinery and computing change how we work. The internet rewrites our consumer behaviors. All such innovations require us to relinquish ways of being with which we are familiar and comfortable in order to learn new practices….” [read more]
“To answer this, we must recognize the power of human ingenuity throughout our species’ history. We have been using ‘technology’ since Homo sapiens emerged hundreds of thousands of years ago. Whether it be creating tools out of sticks and stones, calendars from astrological patterns, or computers, we have always embraced technology. This new phase of humankind is crossing over into yet another great leap forward in technology, which is both exciting and nerve-racking. All of this, however, is just to say that the question is not one or the other. The answer is that our future depends on how we recognize and integrate both of the above options. They are both interdependent and inseparable. Let me explain: …” [read more]
“Artificial Intelligence, or AI, is a broad term used to define a wide range of advanced technologies and techniques aimed at creating intelligent and autonomous systems capable of reasoning, decision-making, and executing functions with limited, or without, human input and supervision. There are many technical innovations, such as novel algorithms and programming techniques, to enable such capacities, potentially representing a new evolutionary step for humanity toward “higher cognition.”… [read more]
