The idea of robots being able to surpass humans intellectually is quite frightening. This notion is definitely relevant to humankind in a growing technological era. As people, we pride ourselves on innovation and discovery. However, the issue becomes that in attempting to discover new technologies we lose some of our desire to continually make ourselves better and instead focus on continually making technology better.
In bringing robots into our world, we substitute man made activities with ativites that can be completed by technology. We lose the sense that we have to accomplish things for ourselves. We become content and lazy and ultimately stuck in our ways. On the other hand, without new technology society stagnates. Without technology there's no new iPhone to stimulate the economy, there's no new medical device to save a life, and no new discovery to spark more innovation and motivation among entrepreneurs and the scientific community.
Technology holds a place in our lives and we cannot turn back from what we've started. However, we have to be mindful of the consequences technologies, such as robots, place upon our society and ourselves. Like everything, robots are a tradeoff.
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