The Pros And Cons Of Organic Computing

Most people in IT have heard Moore’s Law at some point. This is the idea that the processing capability of computers doubles approximately every two years. It is not always easy to see these doubles, but there is evidence to prove that it is true. Sometimes, however, there are large advancements that are much more noticeable. For example, you do not have to look very far back to think of a time before high speed internet was widely available. I remember the days when we would have to connect with our dial-up service to get online at home. The idea of streaming high definition video on that kind of connection would have been a joke. Now, we get angry if our 1080p Netflix streams hiccup for even a second thanks to technological advantages that …show more content…
I pictured computers that seemed almost lifelike, with the ability to change and cause trouble more than anything. Essentially, I believed the terms organic computing and artificial intelligence were interchangeable. Though I was partially right, there’s a bit more to it than a computer that doesn’t want to open the pod bay doors. According to the Organic Computing Initiative, “Organic Computer (OC) systems have so called self-x properties like: self-configuration, self-optimization, self-protection, self-explanation, self-healing, and self-describing”. Organic computers have many qualities of artificial intelligence in that they are self-aware and can “think”, but the key difference is in the components. Instead of transistors, chips, and drives, these computers are made at least partially of organic material. This makes for some innovative and strange types of computers in the future. In one study, Skelton reports, “The biological computer isn 't pretty and doesn 't look like a normal computer since it was created in a test tube by mixing chemicals in a solution that appears clear,” This shows that there will be big changes to how computers both perform and look in the …show more content…
There will constantly be changes and improvements to nearly everything within it. It seems that just as we are getting used to a technology, there is something better and more powerful there to replace it. Some people see this as a good thing, because we are increasing our capabilities as a whole and baking the world better. Others feel that it is a negative because it might not be necessary and that we are doing nothing but attempting to become ever-increasingly reliant on technology. No matter how people feel about the advancements, there is no denying that they are coming. The doubts of some will not stop the race to create the new technological advancement that everyone wants or needs. One day, organic computing will be that coveted technological advancement. Those that are uncomfortable with it might not take part, but it will be here before we know it. The future is