Humans and Machines Merging.... Our Future.

Introduction:

Within a quarter of a century, machines will have the full range of human intellect, emotions and skills, ranging from musical and other creative features to physical movement. By around 2020 a $1,000 computer will at least match the processing power of the human brain. As this happens, there will no longer be a clear distinction between human and machine. The end result would be a new form of post human life with beings that possess qualities and skills so advanced they no longer can be classified simply as humans. By the 2030s, Kurzweil said, humans will become more non-biological than biological, capable of uploading our minds onto the Internet, living in various virtual worlds and even avoiding aging and evading death. With the merging of machines and humans, humans will be irreversibly transformed, smarter and healthier, but the disadvantage is a privacy concern (Grossman).

Details:

            Our bodies, our minds, and our civilization will be completely and irreversibly transformed. Soon enough after the merging of machines come forth, it will seem as though there won’t be much for humans to do. Experts will focus on what could be the unintended consequences of new technologies, such as super intelligent machines that, if ill-conceived, might cause the demise of Homo sapiens. Other experts are already getting ready for what they say could be a radical transformation of the human race in as little as two decades. As scientists gain deeper insights into the genetic processes that underlie life, they are able to effectively reprogram human biology through the development of new forms of gene therapies and medications capable of turning on or off enzymes and RNA interference, or gene silencing (Farrar).

With the merging of humans and machines, there come a lot of benefits. With the merging, humans will be able to be classified and viewed as smarter. Humans will be able to have the process span that machines have. So like if they need to process something it could take like a matter of two seconds, solemnly because the chip will help program them that way. Research also says that if humans were to merge with machines it will also help them improve in health. Since this technology will be advance, there will be ways that can help find studies in making health better for everyone (Farrar).

There is also an advantage in terms of making people experience life better. These chips will most likely be connected to the human’s nerve. With the chip being connected to human’s nerves it will allow them to physically be more active. So for instance let’s say that someone is obese and does not like to go out and enjoy their time, exercise. With the chip it will be able to send messages to the nerves that go to the brain and be able to “tell” the person to go out and exercise, enjoy their day. It can also help them be more aware of health scares that they can prevent with the food that they eat. This will improve their health and their weight (PBS).

There are also some disadvantages that come along with having this chip inside a human, connected to them. Some people believe that having a chip inside of them means that their privacy is 100 percent gone. With all the technology that is in the world today, it is so easy for the government to get a hold of someone and track their every move. So with a chip inside a human, physically connected to them, it’s like the government will always track you down. There is completely no privacy because the government will always be watching you (PBS). 

Conclusion:

            Within a quarter of a century, machines will have the full range of human intellect, emotions and skills, ranging from musical and other creative features to physical movement. Our bodies, our minds, and our civilization will be completely and irreversibly transformed. Research also says that if humans were to merge with machines it will also help them improve in health. With the chip being connected to human’s nerves it will allow them to physically be more active. There are also some disadvantages that come along with having this chip inside a human, connected to them. There is completely no privacy because the government will always be watching you (Farrar).

Reflection:

New Knowledge: They plan on merging human and machines by the year of 2020

Prior Knowledge: People had the ideas of merging such things as humans and machines already

Clarity: How exactly do they plan on having everyone merge and connected to a chip?

Overall thoughts: I think they shouldn’t do it but if it can improve health and benefit the people then they should

Work Cited

Grossman, Lev. "2045: The Year Man Becomes Immortal." Time. Time Inc., 10 Feb. 2011. Web. 21 Mar. 2014.

-  http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2048299,00.html

Farrar, Lara. "Scientist: Humans and Machines Will Merge in Future." CNN. Cable News Network, n.d. Web. 25 Mar. 2014.

- http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/07/15/bio.tech/index.html?eref=rss_tech_

“As Humans and Computers Merge … Immortality?" PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 26 Mar. 2014.

- http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business-july-dec12-immortal_07-10/

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