The idea that A.I. will one day be as smart (or smarter) than human intelligence is one that comes up again and again, both in popular culture (I, Robot) and the discourse around technological advancements. Recently, a friend sent me an article that related the cold calculating conceptualization of A.I. (Hal 9000) to our beloved search engine, Google. When we allow Google to become better, faster, and stronger, is there any kind of consequence affecting our actual neural system? The writer, Nicholas Carr, thinks so. He says our thinking patterns actually begin to mimic the scattered nature of the Net. We want short and concise, not lengthy. We want it fast. We want Twitter, not the whole damn thing.
But are we losing anything in the name of speed and efficiency? Or is this just a silly fear depicted in films that sensationalize a hi-def future?
I’ve never realized that Google has really gained our consent to be THE search engine, to the extent that it’s become a popular verb. Is there even a Hal 9000 in Google? Some companies think so, and they are plotting to kill Google. Here’s the article in a wordle so you can see the basic gist:
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One thing’s for sure – Google is where the $$’$ at.
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It would be interesting to learn more about this concept of Google as AI. As I mentioned in class, I really recommend you look into the term “the semantic web” and learn about its implications, benefits and critique.