Will AI, Quantum Computing, and the Cloud Help Humankind, or Harm Them?
We cannot give in to fear of technology
This article was first written and published on Medium on May 13, 2019. I republished it because right now, the internet is on fire with the release of ChatGPT and other AIs that are changing the way we do everything, from searching the internet to creating copy for websites.
It’s easy to see that AI will change the world, but are you dreading the future where AI could possibly take over the world, or are you like me and see a positive future where AI will help humankind with everything from creating cures to diseases, to solving the problem of world hunger?
Depending on who you talk to, technology is either the best thing to happen to humankind or the future downfall of capitalism and the world as we know it. People watch movies and wonder if artificial intelligence will rule the world or birth the next terminator. The media frightens the working class with tales of machines that will take all the available jobs and leave us begging in the streets.
Technology increases exponentially. It’s no secret that machines and computers will take over some of the things that humans have traditionally done. But what most don’t realize is that technology will create newer and better…
