Does Modern Technology Teach People Creative Skills or Artificial Intelligence to Survive in the Modern Society?

Let us look around what kind of technology we are surrounded by today. How many electronic devices are you using right now? I own a smartphone and a laptop. Do you own a car, a television, a computer, an electrical watch, a digital camera, a tablet or a smartphone? Majority teenagers, young adults, middle-aged adults and elderly own at least two of the items that I just mentioned because we live in a modern society that produces technology to become more affordable and profitable than before. Even young children have access to electronics as distractions; thus, parents could have time to watch their shows or do work. I am not trying to say anything about parents because I witness this situation myself at home. In order to write this post, I am required to use a computer with Internet access, which I would need experiences to function a computer.

When I use my smartphone, I would search up anything that I do not understand; for example, I would search how to spell a word and its definition instantly, instead of flipping through the pages of a dictionary book. To own a electronic device, it may have made me lazy and wanting to save time because I could of look for the word in the dictionary by taking my time. If there is a question that you may be curious about, the Internet could answer it, but it is not highly recommended if it is related to education. Technology could calculate your work for you, but it does not mean you would understand what the functions were plugged in the answer. Unless, someone who is a professional or highly educated explains the steps in the comments. Another way to see technology is some people would utilize electronics for videography, cinematography, photography and the impact of technology, which influences arts and culture. The digital art culture is also growing with the words spreading through social media. Technology could influence people in many ways from knowledge to fake news, depending how they utilize them as dependent assistants or building tools; thus, I want to challenge this idea by arguing for both sides in future posts.

Introducing my debate question, I will be informing and breaking down pros and cons for this question to all my readers: “Does modern technology teach people creative skills or artificial intelligence to survive in the modern society?” This is a reasonable question that people would be arguing about because they may be smarter or dumber, and stronger or weaker than what advanced technology thinks and operates. Human beings may create machines to serve people and become humanized because researchers think Artificial Intelligence (AI) could help the world, according to an article from Business Insider called “18 artificial intelligence researchers reveal the profound changes coming to our lives.” For example, Pieter Abbeel, a computer scientist at the University of California, Berkeley, says robots will keep us safer, especially from disasters; for example, the nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima power plant. Another example is Michael Littman, a computer scientist at Brown University, says we need to rethink how we value people because AI exists to work for what human beings did as labor, and human beings reflect how labor benefits AI the take over their work. Computer researchers agree to blessings of modern technology and the decision for making AI’s existence. Human beings created technology in the first place. AI is surviving because technology exists, who are created by human beings.

Another instance, modern technology could teach people creative skills because they would be able to reflect their creativity, innovated skills, team sportsmanship and culture that modern technology cannot teach them, according to Jack Ma, one of the richest and successful entrepreneur in Asia, from the South China Morning Post. People have stronger souls and feelings, and learn from their values and beliefs that technology does not have. Modern technology could teach us to think about our future and find another life in another planet. Human beings explore themselves for they like and favor with the help of technology because they would research on what attracts to acknowledge and adventure outside with a G.P.S. device. Some may disagree on how modern technology should not be a skill because it is not part of humanity and allow it be smarter than human beings. We should train human beings to be faster and better than computers with their open-minded knowledge and critical thinking skills because this is how we work our human brain. We mentally stress and physically express our feelings everyday. Can technology react like human beings? No, but yes if human beings make things happen.

Overall, this debate question conflicts how human beings would rely on their intelligence and personal skills. People have different skills and talents from verbal to action that we appreciate to have, but we should not allow modern technology conquer or decide for what human beings represent as race, ethnicity, gender and religion. Sadly, we may need technology to survive in today’s society as an excuse for communication and the purpose of mathematics and science.