Horrors of Technology

With all the wonderful things that technology have created, it is just as important to take a step back and see the horrible paths it can take. Software development and communication services are going in the right direction generally but there are some potential paths that it might take that are not to our advantage. Every advancement that we have is about relinquishing responsibility in exchange for convenience. For example, if all the cars on the road were driverless, it would actually make traffic a lot slower. Also, there has been a trend of robots taking care of some of the work in hospitals. In such an environment, it might not be a good idea to have robots doing some of the work because there is the emotional element that is missing which is absolutely crucial. Next, what will happen when robots know us better than we now ourselves? The question of humanity is something that we will have to deal with. As the line between humans and machines is getting more and more blurred from both sides, we will need to tread lightly in this area. AI is not something to be taken with a grain of salt. It is very real.