tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-190326263026916588.post7110991890787436159..comments2024-03-04T21:50:12.306+11:00Comments on Upon Hope: The Problems of the Age of Automation Mark Moncrieffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07988061141727262837noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-190326263026916588.post-29818356342178439852017-08-07T14:13:20.225+10:002017-08-07T14:13:20.225+10:00A good well thought out summary even though you ha...A good well thought out summary even though you have elected to explore the worst possible outcome. But in any event more discussion and debate is sorely needed. From a longer term perspective another risk is as we increasingly allow robotics and artificial intelligence to do all the work and thinking for us. We may begin a long period in history where our brain power as a species deteriorate through lack of use. Stephen Hawking’s sees this as a real threat and concludes it will be “either the best, or the worst thing, ever to happen to humanity”, “We spend a great deal of time studying history,” So it’s a welcome change that people are studying instead the future of intelligence.”<br />But modern day technology seems to me to be already influencing the next generation who seem to have much lower attention spans. If there is any good news it seems so far we are making a muck of it all as multifaceted productivity shows the gains are somewhat illusory because of the amount of rework and systems breakdowns. And how much work is actually done in modern offices with frequent checks to Facebook, twitter, LinkedIn whilst receiving and sending texts on the guise this is all work related. <br /><br /><br /> <br />Lindsay Byrneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11030132436987752741noreply@blogger.com