The Pros And Cons Of Advancing Technology

What is technology? Technology is the making, modification, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, and methods to solve a problem and to achieve a goal. Technology rapidly advancing every day to create a more efficient human life. However, technology is advancing rapidly to the point where it is becoming too intelligent, unpredictable, and uncontrollable. Advancing technology has many benefits, but people are missing out on the risks it also brings. There are two main risks in advancing technology. The first risk is that the technology is programmed to be devastating. Technology is always increasing and the human race is always getting smarter. “Technology offers a continually, if unevenly, expanding domain of increasing human …show more content…
It creates a more efficient lifestyle for humans. The benefits from the advancement of technology can range from babysitting to healthcare. For example, In the movie, Prometheus, there was a self-diagnosing and self-treatment capsule. The person can hop inside the capsule to have regular checkups and treat themselves via surgery. If humans had the device today, there would be no such thing as sickness or death. The device can ensure every human to have a healthy life. In addition to healthcare, AI can be a great personal assistant. The robots in “I-Robot” are the best example of personal assistants. They were programmed to be the best version of a human assistant. They complied to almost every command and achieved them how a human would, but more efficiently. “For many, technology embodies the modern ideal of applying rationality to the betterment of humankind” (Allenby and Sarewitz). Everyone is trying to innovate and change the world with newer and better technology. With the more advanced and more intelligent technology, everything be better. Or will …show more content…
In reality, the more intelligent the technology becomes, the more issues it will cause. The risks outweigh greatly over the benefits in creating more intelligent technological systems. People cannot live without their technology nowadays given that technology has consumed them. People are now so dependent on technology that it is dangerous. As an illustration, the billionaire from “Magnificent Obsession” became overly confident he would not die if his boat would crash due to a revolutionary device called the resuscitator. After crashing his boat, the resuscitator was used on him when someone else who was legitimately sick needed it. It caused an unnecessary death. Technology cannot be heavily depended on. At any second, intelligent technology can turn deadly and go against what it was programmed to do like “Eagle Eye” and “I-Robot.” To prevent a huge catastrophe and ensure peace, technology should be carefully created so it cannot be too intelligent to rebel. There are way too many ways technology can be corrupted and the end product is never