The concept of the technological singularity is sort of based on this. The thought is there will be a point where technological progress is so rapid that we humans cannot keep up and something else steers the progress of Earth. Do you think that that is possible?
2007-06-28 13:36:02 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
This is a fun question. One of my computer science professors in college was one of the originators of this idea and wrote a couple of science fiction novels based on it. I think it's theoretically possible that we could come to a point that artificially intelligent systems could ponder the meaning of life, but pure inspiration is out of the question. I think a catastrophic vision such as in Battlestar Gallactica or Terminator is realistic if this were the case, but I hope we're a little smarter than to let that happen. The best case scenario, that is realistic, is that we have a symbiotic, intrinsically meaningful, and therefore human relationship with machines that are as prolific as we ourselves are. Machines may even demand equality and denounce discrimination against themselves eventually. It all sounds a bit out-there, though. Machines have always been about service to us, so I doubt that humans will allow them to grow so prolific that they become something that adds to our nature...that would go against our human egos that just want to be served, not equated to...
2007-06-30 19:18:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technology may (and has in some cases) outpace my desire, but there is always someone else out there to take my place. But - technology is also a customer driven product - no reason to produce something if no one wants to buy it (desire it). Technology would then have to find new direction. faster computers - life extensions - space travel.
2007-06-28 13:49:53 · answer #2 · answered by justwondering 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes and no
Look at the past 50 years.
The young adapt and crave more new "cool" stuff!
Some of the old are outpaced by current technology, I can't stand cell phones!
There will always be specialists in a given area, Technology is getting so large that it will naturally fracture into other several other new specialties.
2007-06-28 13:48:45 · answer #3 · answered by JimBob 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think without human desire you would not have technology
2007-06-28 13:47:44 · answer #4 · answered by roy40371 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We can only hope. We are only in our infancy in these areas.
2007-06-28 14:40:21 · answer #5 · answered by guru 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋