Did You Know?

By 2013, a computer will be invented that's smarter than the human brain. By 2049, a computer will be invented that is smarter than the human species. India has more honour kids than America has kids and technology is doubling every year. What does it all mean? Does it mean that we're getting to wrapped up in the technology that has been made today? Does it mean that we are relying on google and other websites to answer our questions for us? And if a computer is smarter than the human brain, how will we be able to use it? Who will we ask for for help if its smarter than the human species?

As the world progresses in technology, people are getting smarter in the facts but dumber in the information. We don't really understand stuff anymore, we just put the words together and think we know it. If we rely on the computer for all our communication, how will that affect our social skills because things are way easier said through a screen then face to face. This could result in same major social issues for people. When we get interviewed for jobs, we will struggle because we won't be used to talking to people. Or maybe job applications and video interviews will be done online. Technology is positive in the way that if someone is on the other side of the world, there are was to keep in touch with them like skype, ichat, facebook, msn, email and more. But, the computer is not going to be as simple to work with if its smarter than our own brains. What happens if technology crashes? When Blackberry goes down for a day, people panic and don't know what to do. They don't think to pick up their home phone and call because it's not something they regularly do because of the dependance on email and texting. If this happens to the whole world at one time, it could be destructive.

I still don't know what all of this means but if phone's are already increasing our risk of cancer now, I can't imagine what's going to happen later. It might not be safe but will it be efficient? Maybe we can look it up on google. ;)