Values and Relationship with Technology

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Techno-optimist
Conservatives would argue that science is constantly fighting against God’s creations. Sincerely speaking, that is not the case. Science complements God's creation. Almost every aspect of life has been positively impacted by the emergence of new technologies. Because of technology, people miles away from each other can communicate either via video call or voice call unlike in the olden days. In essence, without technology almost everything at the moment would come to a standstill, asserting the fact that technology has played an important role in shaping our way of life and will probably continue to do so as more aggressive innovations and inventions continue to emerge. Without any contradiction, I am definitely for the opinion that technology has changed our lives and would do us even better in the near future. In other words, I am a techno-optimist.
From a communication perspective, advancement in technology has given birth to new gadgets such as smartphones, computers, tablets, and even smartwatches. Media companies such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, and a few others have had a major influence on the way we communicate. In my own experience, a day without smartphone leave alone without internet access is as good as working naked, feels very awkward. On top of that, if not checking tweets from around the world, I am either on Facebook, Instagram, or WhatsApp checking on friends’ updates whenever I have my smartphone. Most of the tools that we would require separately like books are readily available on the internet. With search engines like google, bing, yahoo, among others, you can literarily search for anything on the internet.
Tech giants like Microsoft and Apple have come up with personal virtual assistance, Cortana and Siri respectively that have the capability to process natural languages. This has been made possible through the exploration of new technologies, namely Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"M2eaOubt","properties":{"formattedCitation":"(Sam et al.)","plainCitation":"(Sam et al.)","noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":535,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/IBolxqVE/items/MCGAJRXM"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/IBolxqVE/items/MCGAJRXM"],"itemData":{"id":535,"type":"paper-conference","container-title":"2019 IEEE Technology & Engineering Management Conference (TEMSCON)","page":"1–6","publisher":"IEEE","source":"Google Scholar","title":"A Robust Methodology for Building an Artificial Intelligent (AI) Virtual Assistant for Payment Processing","author":[{"family":"Sam","given":"Albert P."},{"family":"Singh","given":"Brijesh"},{"family":"Das","given":"Ananda Swarup"}],"issued":{"date-parts":[["2019"]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (Sam et al. par. 1). With these virtual assistant technologies, several actions can be performed with little or no effort at all. The visually impaired can now comfortably interact with the computer and do a thing or two, thanks to the virtual digital assistant technologies. In the past, navigating through a new environment was a tough hassle but with the help of google maps that are now accessible via GPS enabled handheld devices, getting lost in a new environment is no longer an issue.
The incorporation of new technologies in the transports and logistics industry has made life even easier. With a few clicks on the smartphone, one can easily book a ride anytime anywhere. Uber and Lyft are the most common apps in the transport sector and security and trust are even enhanced with additional features like ratings. Driverless cars are currently on trial stages but would be practical sooner or later. Leveraging on new technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT) and the use of other algorithms can help reduces motor vehicle accidences by a great margin. The invention of electric and autonomous cars has the potential to minimize pollution and ultimately create a sustainable climate for the future by eradicating the greenhouse effect that is due to the CO2 emission by fuel-powered vehicles ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"sPEHeB0j","properties":{"formattedCitation":"(Holmberg and Erdemir)","plainCitation":"(Holmberg and Erdemir)","noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":542,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/IBolxqVE/items/LMXE29U9"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/IBolxqVE/items/LMXE29U9"],"itemData":{"id":542,"type":"article-journal","container-title":"Tribology International","note":"publisher: Elsevier","page":"389–396","source":"Google Scholar","title":"The impact of tribology on energy use and CO2 emission globally and in combustion engine and electric cars","volume":"135","author":[{"family":"Holmberg","given":"Kenneth"},{"family":"Erdemir","given":"Ali"}],"issued":{"date-parts":[["2019"]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (Holmberg and Erdemir 2). It is only a matter of time before autonomous vehicles are brought into the market and would certainly have a great impact on the human experience of life.
Machine learning, Artificial Intelligence and even Blockchain technologies have been incorporated into most advanced healthcare systems with the main purpose of saving human lives. AI systems have the capability to collect and analyze huge amounts of data about diseases and patients and provide real-time solutions ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"P5Xr5cPe","properties":{"formattedCitation":"(Jiang et al.)","plainCitation":"(Jiang et al.)","dontUpdate":true,"noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":545,"uris":["htt...