The Brave New Singularity

In the article "2045: The Year Man Becomes Immortal," a statement is made addressing the quick and sudden increase in technology. The point becomes apparent that "computers are getting faster. Everybody knows that. Also, computers are getting faster faster-that is, the rate at which they're getting faster is increasing." One can't help but ask themselves, where are we headed? what does this mean for the future? Though we are all entitled to our opinions, one opinion seems to stick out above the rest.

Kurweil's claims is that "we're approaching a moment when computers will become intelligent, and not just intelligent but more intelligent then humans." He goes on to explain how ourselves and society will become "irreversibly transformed." To myself, the usage of the word "irreversibly" suggest some hesitation or unwillingness, yet Kurweil seems to think of this idea so highly and wants to be apart of this "transformation" in every way he can.

I can't help but pose the question, transformation into what? Into a society run by all machines? Or will we turn into machine ourselves? The article speaks of Artificial intelligence in such a positive way. What about our personal intelligence? Is our conscious human intelligence not enough?

I can see no light in this. How can this be a positive thing? You cant experience life if you allow machines to take the life right out of us. The problem in the world is we hold technology at such high esteem as to put it on a pedestal and worship it.

In "A Brave New World" Ford is looked at some type of "God" for "giving" them the great gift of a technological advancement. We laugh at this idea of how the say things like "o my Ford" and "For the love of Ford" but in actuality, This is where we are headed. If we continue on this path, I wouldn't refer to it as "The Year Man becomes Immortal," but rather "The Year Mortal Man Worships Machines." Machines will completely replace God.

Being "mortal" secures the thoughts of free thinking, of personal intelligence, of consciousness. Being conscious is to be "aware". So if we are aware of the danger of things to come, and are conscious in our thoughts now, it is my personal belief that we should take this time to decide not to worship technology. We should not let it over take us. If we bow to technology we will give it everything, and in return we loose our consciousness and become apart of technology itself.