Slaves To The Algorithm Analysis

In a world full of growing technology, it would be safe to assume that all these advancements would highly benefit the growing population. Sadly, that’s not the case in most instances. The advancements in technology seems to be making humans more dependent on devices. Besides the fact that people are getting more dependent on technology, each device has its own algorithm, which people may not even realize. In Steven Poole’s article, “Slaves to the Algorithm,” he discusses the many ways people allow devices to take over their lives and cloud their judgments. Furthermore, Poole describes how old chess matches would last for hours and the participants would get so involved in the games, but when the computerized version of chess came out, it …show more content…
Some fear that they are taking over jobs and taking over humane aspects of life. The algorithms can end up bringing more harm than good for others, though. Some individuals have seen how certain algorithms have offended people and how they can filter out information vital to readers and companies. With cases like these appearing more often, computer sources may start being seen as unreliable and people may begin to depend less on them. But with the increase in technology, as well, those small incidents are put on a back burner and over looked, because people begin to update everything to keep it up to par. Also, with technology growing more prominent, people can’t make decisions on their own, which includes the criminal justice systems that are relying more on technology than the judgment of living things. Building off of Poole’s ideas, people are focusing on their devices more than anything else in these days. People are becoming dependent on the web and having to be told how to live their lives. It’s becoming evident that people are thinking that they can only use the Internet as resources for information, when to set up schedules, and, in simpler terms, how to live life the “right” way. Yuval Harari’s article, “Harari on Big Data, Google and the End of Free Will,” describes in a different perspective how technology is taking over people in ways that could end up harming the population