The Unexpected Demise of Humanity Courtney Cauthorn ENG 150-50 9 December 2014 image: videohive.net
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THIS IS THE PROBLEM!
Define “artificial intelligence” “the science and engineering of machines that act intelligently1” ? 1 Norving, Peter. “Artificial Intelligence.” New Scientist 3 Nov. 2012. Web. 23 Nov. 2014.
We’re getting closer…
Statistics2 FIELD 2010 2020 LOSS Clerical/Data Entry 350,000 320,900 29,100 Agriculture 1,202,500 1,106,400 96,100 Postal Service 524,300 385,500 138,800 2 Lockard, Brett C., and Michael Wolf. “Occupational employment projections to 2020.” US Department of Labor Monthly Labor Review (2012): 84-108. Web. 23 Nov. 2014.
“It’s important to understand that, due to exponential growth, as powerful as computers are today, they will be a billion times more powerful…in 25 years…”3 -Ray Kurzweil, Director of Engineering at Google 3"Merging with the Machines: Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, And The Law Of Exponential Growth." World Future Review (World Future Society) 2.1 (2010): 61-66. Web. 22 Nov. 2014.
Government Solutions
Any other Solutions?
What can YOU do? How?
Solve problems instead of performing tasks. Ask questions instead of answering them. Be aware of technology’s presence.