Module 12

Jacob Ready

IST 1100

April 1, 2012

Module 12

Module 12

     Bill Joys was a very interesting read for me it was fascinating yet scary in the same way.  He described the engineering, nanotechnology and robotics also known as GNR.  He talked about how it would extinguish us as humans being and how we would lose all control of all robotics and they would become in control of humans.  Mr. Joy found this to be very disturbing obviously but as I have seen in the past about technology it always has defects and problems along the way.  I couldn’t help but think about iron man as I read this article and think about the technologies that they had and to think that maybe that is our future or even the movie I robot with will smith.  The fact that would could have robots take over.

     I think that the paragraph about how robots would be able to have a consciousness and be able to make their own decisions and he talked about how they robots would take over our workforce.  I think that is a little out of reach personally. I believe that his fears are justified and we need to be aware of the technology we are creating and that we need to always be in control.  I think that we as people will always have a high power of thought and it would be very hard replicate our mind power and thought because we are always growing smarter and better every generation. I understand Mr. Joy’s fear of the future but I think we are very long ways away from the technology that he is talking about.  I don’t think that technologies will every take over but I do know that it is huge part of our lives.  I almost have a heart attack if my phone is gone for longer than ten minutes.  I understand that technology is only going to become more and more a part of our lives but I don’t think I will every be able to think about how robots will ever take over our lives and become who is in control.  I don’t think we have to be scared of the technology that is coming out I think we are moving in a positive direction and yes it is going to effect the work force and the way that business are run but humans will always be in control of the technology since we are the ones who are creating it.