A Sigh For Cybergenetics By Felica Lamppost

Today's advancements in technology are leading to a supposed better life and more enjoyable future but, these advancements could pose a problem to humans. The use of artificial intelligence is ubiquitous and refined as it advances by scientists and engineers everyday. With man’s thirst for advancement and technological exploration they ignore the consequences for their actions. In Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, she views technology as monstrous when a creator loses control of his creation. With Artificial intelligence advancing at a rapid pace, society had begun to lose control on technology and its sole purpose; to make life easier by computing and solving problems for humans. Sooner or later, man’s creation will far exceed human comprehension

Artificial intelligence has been a hot topic since the invention of artificial intelligence. Many scientist and humans, in general, believe that artificially intelligent robots would want to rule the world and overthrow the human race. Something as simple as Siri or Corona could get too smart, and eventually, want to get rid of humans. Many sci-fi shows are based on this ideology. However, based off of this article by Tim Oates, artificial intelligence is one problem we should not worry about. In his article, Oates was able to relieve everyone’s anxieties they may have had, and he did so persuasively. Oates used many different rhetoric strategies to do so, but overall he used pathos, sarcasm/irony, and ethos He was persuasive in communicating his argument because of use of pathos, sarcasm/irony, and ethos.

The real problem is not whether machines think, but whether men do; B.F. Skinner. This quote rings true in today's world. Ray Bradbury predicted this particular problem with technology in his fiction novel The Pedestrian. Published in 1951, The Pedestrian predicts some of the problems society will have with technology in the future. Even in 1951 Ray Bradbury could see that technology is very addicting and hard on originality. For example, in The Pedestrian the whole city is inside watching their “viewing boxes. The main character Leonard is outside and gets arrested for taking a walk at night. In Leonard's world, him not wanting to be pacified by technology is “regressive”, and “regressive” behavior is scary.

When I think about all the possibilities regarding the impact on our society; Utopic and Dystopic. My brain is clouded with negative thoughts. Just thinking about these scenarios sends cold shivers up my spine. When I think about artificial intelligence capable of making rational decisions, all I see is the cliche “Robots have gone mad and are taking over!”. But at this point in time it IS NOT a joke. Emotions and slow-thought-processing are not rational. Especially when they can be improved. If sentient artificial intelligence truly seek to make the world a better place. Then it is very plausible for them to see through the extermination of the problem. That problem being

What’s the first thing you think of when someone says, “Artificial Intelligence”? The Terminator? Perhaps the Matrix trilogy? Ever since the inception of the computer, science fiction has brought us scenes of super-intelligent computers who want to take over all of mankind. In reality, Artificial Intelligence is still in it’s infancy, and has done much more good for humans than bad. Over time, people’s perspective of AI has changed drastically. We have gone from thinking that AI will take over the world and obliterate mankind to thinking about all the benefits we can get from AI. The change in people’s perspective lately towards a more positive view of AI has boosted the production, sales, and advancement of home automation and AI, making

AI is able to be used efficiently, and safely if we shape the nurturing of the machines, "If we understood exactly what the potentials are, then we’d have a much better grip on how to sculpt it toward ends that we find desirable," (Hamblin). The only way to stop calamity, is to shape the nurturing of the creations in order for them to treat humans kindly, and fairly, unlike Victor’s

This lack of affinity constitutes the basis of the post-apocalyptic society’s ideological values towards the progression of artificial intelligence given the technology’s progression towards a more humanistic appearance but inherent lack of humanistic qualities. Dick’s perception of this trend in the advancement of artificial intelligence serves as a foresight into that of our own society- the notion of which Mori explores in his discussion of the “uncanny valley”.

Terminator and The Matrix two of the most watched and futuristic movies. These movies contain artificial intelligence to solve life-threatening problems. In those movies the robot A.I. takes over and becomes the antagonist of the film. New technology that is being developed is not worth all of the critical dangers and risks that come with it such as, rendering the human race obsolete, unintended side effects, and is very harmful.

In the book Neuromancer by William Gibson, the technology and violence shown by the people and AI demonstrate that with the progression and evolution of technology, the cruel nature of humans progresses and evolves with it, and vise versa. This shows that we should be weary and careful of letting our technologies evolve too fast until we depend on technology too much for bettering our lives and get controlled by AI 's for their own interests.

Andy Clark, in Natural-Born Cyborgs, offers an extended argument that technology’s impact on and intertwining with ordinary biological human life is not to be feared, either psychologically or morally. Clark offers several key concepts towards his line of reasoning. Clark argues that a human being thinks and reasons based on the biological brain and body dynamically linked with the culture and technological tools transparently accessible to the human. This form of thinking and reasoning develops new "thinking systems" that which over time become second nature thoughts and reasons and are the basis of even newer "thinking systems." It is a repetitive cycle that continues forever being built upon previous systems.

The reader will see that in “I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream” by Harlan Ellison it has gone past a “legitimately bad idea” they will immediately be in a mental environment of torture brought on by another of man’s creations, an Artificial Intelligence machine (AM) made specifically for war. It’s easy to notice that since the major World War it was made for is over, the computer doesn’t have anything left for itself to do in the terms of its normal programming, it must have switched over to whatever is most similar to that and now, the reader will see, that’s torture of the few people he kept alive. The machine kept 4 men and 1 woman alive strictly for the purpose of torturing them. The Monster in Frankenstein has a somewhat similar reaction when he says “Cursed, cursed creator!

With the attainment of this authority to conduct such experiments, a super intelligent computer will rain havoc. Havoc can take the form of the creation of sophisticated military dead squadron--such as the robots in the movie “The Terminator”—that will kill the human population. These terminator like machines can force humans into “sweat shop” like environment to harvest materials and data that is harmful to the supercomputer. Ghose (2013) supports this theory as she mentioned, "A society or economy made primarily of robots will not fear destroying nature in the same way that we should fear destroying nature". Ghose states that we humans and the super computer will have very different viewpoints pertaining to respective existence. Even if we program a computer to do no harm to humans, over time the true meaning of do not harm humans will be taken in a different context that puts humans at risk of extinction. Supercomputer may view that placing humans in bubbles would be better for their survival, but in fact, this precaution will make them unproductive, lazy, prone to disease due to lack of physical demanding

In today’s fast paced technologically savvy society, everyone wants the most advanced technology, this thirst for the next big thing is what makes technology fields the fastest changing and growing sectors. In countless movies, television shows, and novels, there is a representation of a humanoid character that is in fact a machine functioning and learning new skills with artificial intelligence. The problem with these shows is that the representation of modern day artificial intelligence is largely skewed, these machines have personalities and emotions making them relatable to humans when they are still just a very elaborate computer program. Artificial intelligence is the cognitive ability to solve problems, recognize patterns, and have

Finally, there are people who will always be complacent about the conflicts that deal with technology and society. It is much easier for people to look the other way and pretend that conflict doesn’t exist than it is openly admitted there may or may not be a problem with technology. Dr. Lanning, another character in “I, Robot” shows his disdain for the computational brain by stating, “Suppose, there is no dilemma. Suppose Consolidated’s machine broke down over a different question, or broke down for purely mechanical reasons” (Asimov, 182). The part of the story happened when Dr. Susan Calvin and Dr. Lanning were discussing the possibility of the “brain” contemplating a human’s life and death scenario. People today do not think about the possible attacks that can be done to them because of technology. People’s complacency about technology

The production of technology has come a long way over the past few decades and is changing everything society knows. New advances in technology and artificial intelligence have been implemented all over the world, and it is becoming more and more evident every day. The consequences are becoming apparent, and yet societies continue to focus their attention primarily on new inventions and improvements to various forms of technology. There are common misconceptions when it comes to developing advanced technology and artificial intelligence. The topic is highly controversial as society must decide whether the production of artificial intelligence be accelerated or delayed. Additionally, how much should the government be involved in regulating artificial intelligence production. Society is already beginning to experience detrimental consequences as production continues to advance beyond control. Technology changes us and causes us to act more selfishly and ignore the harms that come with these advances. This idea is relevant not only in society today, but additionally in the works of The Veldt by Ray Bradbury and The Gernsback Continuum by William Gibson. When it comes to the debate on whether to accelerate or delay the production of artificial intelligence, the potential harms considerably outweigh the benefits, making it advised to be precautious and delay to prevent society from becoming corrupted by new advances in technology.