Technology Taking Over Stacy Caballero

What is Technology?  (Youtube 2014)  (Youtube 2014)

Technology taking over society. Although technology has helped in many ways to make life easier, people’s mind has become over dependent on software and devices. Their brains are being rewired and fail to see that men cannot be replaced with machines. There is an innate need to communicate and interact with others, but people take out more of the devices then just the simple thing of being a tool. As the generations have altered, the technology has too. The technology is being built to underestimate mankind and has overtaken society.

Argument of Technology  Some part of society believes its destructive and the other part believes its beneficial  It also has taken away many jobs. Since now there is a lot of machines that can make the job easier why need people.  It has increased the violence through media  Scientist have experimented with different technology trying to create a brain smarter then humans.  Some part of society believes its destructive and the other part believes its beneficial  It also has taken away many jobs. Since now there is a lot of machines that can make the job easier why need people.  It has increased the violence through media  Scientist have experimented with different technology trying to create a brain smarter then humans.

Advantages of Technology  Easy access to information  Improved communication  Improved entertainment  Social Networking (Modern Technology Advantages and Disadvantages,2012)  Easy access to information  Improved communication  Improved entertainment  Social Networking (Modern Technology Advantages and Disadvantages,2012)

Disadvantages of Technology  Increased loneliness  Job loss  Competency  World Destruction (weapons)  Media Violence (Modern Technology Advantages and Disadvantages,2012)  Increased loneliness  Job loss  Competency  World Destruction (weapons)  Media Violence (Modern Technology Advantages and Disadvantages,2012)

Artificial Intelligence According to Merriam Webster Dictionary, “It is an area in computer science where machines are built to be like humans and behave like them as well.” (Merriam Webster, 2015)  Smarter then mankind  Overrule society  Job loss will lead to  Poverty, mental depression, crimes A business software creator Rollo Carpenter quoted in an interview with BBC News, "We cannot quite know what will happen if a machine exceeds our own intelligence, so we can't know if we'll be infinitely helped by it, or ignored by it and sidelined, or conceivably destroyed by it.” (BBC News, 2014) According to Merriam Webster Dictionary, “It is an area in computer science where machines are built to be like humans and behave like them as well.” (Merriam Webster, 2015)  Smarter then mankind  Overrule society  Job loss will lead to  Poverty, mental depression, crimes A business software creator Rollo Carpenter quoted in an interview with BBC News, "We cannot quite know what will happen if a machine exceeds our own intelligence, so we can't know if we'll be infinitely helped by it, or ignored by it and sidelined, or conceivably destroyed by it.” (BBC News, 2014)

Media Violence With technology evolving and creating televisions, software to play games, computers, phones, and etc. people have become more violent or have been bullied because of the violent behavior they feel.  Television shows (rated R)  Video games  Violent movies  Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Vine, and etc. With technology evolving and creating televisions, software to play games, computers, phones, and etc. people have become more violent or have been bullied because of the violent behavior they feel.  Television shows (rated R)  Video games  Violent movies  Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Vine, and etc.

Statistics  54% of kids have a TV in their bedroom. - Ibid  44% of kids say they watch something different when they're alone than with their parents (25% choose MTV)  66% of children (ages 10 to 16) surveyed say that their peers are influenced by TV shows  62% say that sex on TV shows and movies influences kids to have sex when they are too young  77% say there is too much sex before marriage on television  65% say that shows like The Simpsons and Married… With Children encourage kids to disrespect parents. (Facts and Tv Statistics)  54% of kids have a TV in their bedroom. - Ibid  44% of kids say they watch something different when they're alone than with their parents (25% choose MTV)  66% of children (ages 10 to 16) surveyed say that their peers are influenced by TV shows  62% say that sex on TV shows and movies influences kids to have sex when they are too young  77% say there is too much sex before marriage on television  65% say that shows like The Simpsons and Married… With Children encourage kids to disrespect parents. (Facts and Tv Statistics)

Cell Phone Usage  According to Huff Post they did a survey and 60% cannot live without a phone or be separated from their phone.  Nomophobia - defined as the phobia of being out of contact with someone via mobile phone  Women are at highest percentage then men  70 versus 61 cant live without a phone  47 versus 36 have more then 1 cell phone (HUFFPOST, 2012)  According to Huff Post they did a survey and 60% cannot live without a phone or be separated from their phone.  Nomophobia - defined as the phobia of being out of contact with someone via mobile phone  Women are at highest percentage then men  70 versus 61 cant live without a phone  47 versus 36 have more then 1 cell phone (HUFFPOST, 2012)

Statistics of activities  81% send or receive messages  60% access the internet  52% send or receive  50% download apps  49% get directions, or recommendations  21% participate in video call (Mobile Technology Fact Sheet)  81% send or receive messages  60% access the internet  52% send or receive  50% download apps  49% get directions, or recommendations  21% participate in video call (Mobile Technology Fact Sheet)

Solutions  Set limits  Skip the morning digital check-in  Ward off internet interference  Stop always being available 24/7  Stop web searching for everything  Set limits  Skip the morning digital check-in  Ward off internet interference  Stop always being available 24/7  Stop web searching for everything

Will it destroy us?  Modern technology is simply an advancement of old technology, the impact of technology in modern life is unmeasurable, we use technology in different ways and some times the way we implement various technologies ends up harming our lives or the society we leave in.

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