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Sin Abu
Professor: Jackie
English 28
March 21, 2016
Survival
There have been many speculations of the future that humans will
embark in the next century. A believe that a combination of Nanotechnology
along with artificial intelligence will bring about the end of our race is
supported by scientist, mathematicians, and inventors. Current technology
and where it is heading brings, curiosity, fear, and confusion as the citizens
of the world are unaware of the rapid growth the industry has taken so far.
The oldest book know to mankind foresees the events that will be triggered
by our interest in trying to create life.
Bell, John argues that the technology advance will surpass mankind
intellect therefore bringing destruction to the natural world along with our
existence. Nanotechnology is the science associated to building machines
out of atom which relates to the change of the atomic fabric of matter.
Artificial intelligence is the software that is able to reason without the help of
a human user. Biology is the study of life and living organisms. By merging
biology and nanotechnology into robotics one will obtain bio-robotic and the
ability to replicate living matter. Machine intelligence will exceed and merge
with human intelligence. The military has already infused concepts in an
early stage by giving the troops an iron man feeling to their assault armor.
The suit is an early cyborg build, infused with sensors checking the person
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available most likely first on pets, for tracking purposes. Eventual the chip
will be place in humans with medical conditions and elderly later to be
enforced in all mankind. Power leads to corruption. According to the book of
Revelations 13:16-17, states that no matter your social status or physical
appearance all must be identified (mark) in order to buy or sell items.
Physics professor Richard Jones states that the technology revolution
that we will face in this century will have no end of times effect. He believes
that we will have great contributions to mankind but nothing to worry for our
sake. He also makes a reference to the vision that Eric Drexler had in 1992
where it talks about mechanical engineering advancements instead of
having transistors in the boards, Eric believed in a lever and gear power
machine. Richard says that futurist are taking Eric vision and interpreting
and adding more to what was written by Eric. Mathematician Alan Turning in
his 1950 Computing Machinery and Intelligence said Thinking is a function
of mans immortal soul, not for animal or machines. Pets do have thinking
capabilities even if its short term but they are able to retain and come up
with task. For instance, teaching a dog a trick requires him to think if he got
a treat when recognizing a phrase and performing the given task.
We are not responsible for the outcome that comes from the intellect
understanding in the technology field. Such as when Einstein created his
theory of relativity he would have never thought the scientific discovery
would be used for evil, as when the united states created the atomic bomb
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Cited work
A.M. Turing (1950) Computing Machinery and Intellinge. Mind 49: 433460
Bell, James John (2003) Futurist Vol 37 Issue 3 Pg.18